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Piranha4 2k RGB + NIR User Manual

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2. Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 90 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The following commands can be used to control the Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 cameras Accessing the Three Letter Commands TLC To access the TLC an ASCII based communications interface application such as HyperTerminal Additionally it is possible to use the functions of clserxxx dllorclallserial dll as defined in the Camera Link Specification Visual Basic or C Application Chaliserial dii I I 5 v Clsenco dil Oseryyy dil Cserzzz dil Figure 25 Serial DLL hierarchy as mentioned in the Camera Link Specification 1 Cycle power to the camera by either a issuing the reset camera command rc or b powering the camera OFF and then ON 2 Load the ASCII interface using e 9600 baud e 8 data bits e no parity e lstop bit e flow control e local echo e carriage return linefeed 3 Wait for a stable status LED color green or red before proceeding Note that all entries in HyperTerminal will be ignored until a stable LED color is obtained 4 In case of HyperTerminal press the lt ESC gt key 5 Once lt ESC gt has been entered the help screen appears 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 9 Notes on Using Alternatives to HyperTerminal e If you are using interfaces other than HyperTerminal the ASCII character ESC is decimal 27 and needs to be issued From the command li
3. 03 032 20217 00 30 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual RGB 10 bit CL Medium maximum line rate 40 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid Red2048 CL Port A DO D7 CL Port B CL Port C Blue 2047 2048 CL Port D CL Port E CL Port F Port B Bit Assignments Port F Bit Assignments DY Red 8 Green 8 Red 9 DI Green 9 D2 N A D2 N A D3 N A D3 N A D4 Blue 8 D4 N A D5 Blue 9 D5 N A D6 N A D6 N A D7 N A D7 N A This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 20 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 3l RGB 12 bit CL Medium maximum line rate 40 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C Blue 2047 Blue 2048 CL Port D CL Port E pee CL Port F T DA DM Port B Bit Assignments Port F Bit Assignments DO Red 8 DO Green 8 D1 Red 9 D1 Green 9 D2 Red 10 D2 Green 10 D3 Red 11 D3 Green 11 D4 Blue 8 D4 N A D5 Blue 9 D5 N A D6 Blue 10 D6 N A D7 Blue 11 D7 N A This timin
4. Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 82 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Transport Layer Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Restart Camera DeviceReset Used to restart the camera warm 1 00 reset Beginner DFNC XML Major DeviceManifestXMLMajor Version Together with 1 00 Version DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Beginner specifies the GenICam feature DFNC description XML file version RO XML Minor DeviceManifestXMLMinorVersion Together with 1 00 Version DeviceManifestXMLM ajor Version Beginner specifies the GenICam feature DFNC description XML file version RO Last GenCP Status genCPStatus If a feature read or write fails then 1 00 Sapera only Beginner returns that it fails read this DFNC feature to get the actual reason for the failure Returns the last error Reading this feature clears it Refresh GenCP refreshGenCPStatus Press to return the current status of 1 00 Status the GenCP Beginner Camera Link ClConfiguration Camera Link Output configuration 1 00 Configuration Base Be
5. Advanced Control DE Pixel Coding Color External Trigger Pixel Color Filter None Image Buffer and ROI Width 4096 E Camera Cameralink 1 WidthMax 4096 Camera Information Height 1 Camera Control Multiple AOI Mode Off Digital IO Control AOI Count 1 Flat Field AOI Selector 1 ae AOI Offset X 1 ormat AOI Width 4096 Transport Layer PUES Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 78 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The camera is capable of adjusting camera parameters on the fly based on the scan direction of the camera These parameters include gain flat field coefficients white balance and exposure time 1 The first step is to put the camera in the reverse direction This can be done using a reverse signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to reverse 2 Setup all the desired parameters including flat field corrections Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Sensor ColorType CFA RGB Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 10000 Measured Line Rate 10000 Advanced Control E E Refresh Measured Line Rate Press External Trigger Exposure Time Source Timed Exposure Time Color Selector All El Camera Cameralink 1 Exposure Time 50 First setup parameters for reverse Camera Information Measured Exposure Time 50 99 direction Camera
6. Image sensors and the camera bodies housing are susceptible to damage from electrostatic discharge ESD Electrostatic charge introduced to the sensor window surface can induce charge buildup on the underside of the window that cannot be readily dissipated by the dry nitrogen gas in the sensor package cavity The charge normally dissipates within 24 hours and the sensor returns to normal operation Additional information on cleaning the sensor window and protecting it against dust oil blemishes and scratches can be found here Appendix D The Sensor Window 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 7 1 The Piranha4 RGB NIR The new Piranha4 quadlinear RGB NIR Mono cameras provide industry leading speeds to meet future requirements of higher throughput in multi spectral imaging applications Based on Teledyne DALSA s unique CMOS line scan technology the Piranha4 multi spectral camera delivers superb color plus near infrared NIR fidelity spectrally independent outputs allin a compact footprint and with an easy to use interface New features include multiple regions of interest for data reduction and regional calibration sub pixel spatial correction white balance and color calibration tools Key Features e High speed up to 70 kHz line rates e Three native colors RGB plus NIR Mono per pixel e Spectrally Independent RGB NIR outputs e Bi directional e Compact camera body
7. User Set Use UserSetSelector to specify which user set to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user flatfield to access Use UserSetSelector to specify which user FPN to access Upload new color correction matrix to the camera Download camera information and send for customer support File Operation Selector FileOperationSelector Selects the target operation for the selected file 1 00 in the device This operation is executed when Guru the File Operation Execute feature is called Open Open Select the Open operation executed by FileOperationExecute Close Close Select the Close operation executed by FileOperationExecute Read Read Select the Read operation executed by FileOperationExecute Write Write Select the Write operation executed by FileOperationExecute Delete Delete Select the Delete operation executed by FileOperationExecute File Operation Execute FileOperationExecute Executes the operation selected by File 1 00 Operation Selector on the selected file Guru File Open Mode FileOpenMode Selects the access mode used to open a file on 1 00 the device Guru Read Read Select READ only open mode Write Write Select WRITE only open mode File Access Buffer FileAccessBuffer Defines the intermediate access buffer that 1 00 allows the exchange of data between the device Guru file storage and the application File Access Offset FileAccessOffset Controls the mapping offset betwee
8. Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Parameter Baud Rate Data Size Parity Stop Bits Value Baud 921600 Eight bits lt lt Less The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description View Baud Rate 03 032 20217 00 DeviceSerialPortBaud Rate Sets the baud rate used by the selected 1 00 device s serial port Available baud rates are Beginner device specific DFNC Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 85 Baud 9600 Baud 9600 Baud rate is 9600 Baud 19200 Baud 19200 Baud rate is 19200 Baud 57600 Baud 57600 Baud rate is 57600 Baud 115200 Baud 115200 Baud rate is 115200 Baud 230400 Baud 230400 Baud rate is 230400 Baud 460800 Baud 460800 Baud rate is 460800 Serial Port Parity deviceSerialPortParity Sets the parity checking type on the selected 1 00 serial port RO Beginner None None Parity checking is disabled DFNC Data Size deviceSerialPortDataSize Sets the bits per character bpc to use RO 1 00 Eight Bits bpc8 Use 8 bits per character Beginner DFNC Stop Bits deviceSerialPortNumberOf Sets the number of stop bits to use 1 00 Stop Bits Beginner Stopbits 1 Stopbits 1 Use 1 stop bit DENC The File Access control in CamExpert allows the user to quickly up
9. P4 CC 02K07N 01 R Operating Specifications Ranges x Red Gen Be NR 42 1 cm2 3 9 pJ 38pi cm2 p lpl cm2 linearity DN digital number Test Conditions e Values measured using 12 bit gain e 10 kHz line rate e Light source white LED e No white balancing e Front plate temperature 45 C Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 10 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Certifications Compliance EN 55011 FCC Part 15 CISPR 11 and ICES 003 Class A Radiated Emissions Requirements EN 55024 and EN 61326 1 Immunity to Disturbance RoHS per EU Directive 2002 95 EC and WEEE per EU Directive 2002 96 EC and China Electronic Industry Standard SJ T11364 2006 GenICam XML Description File Superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 Camera Link Serial Communication GenICam Generic Control Protocol V1 0 Supported Industry Standards GenlCam Piranha4 cameras GenICam compliant They implement a superset of the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention specification V1 5 This description takes the form of an XML device description file respecting the syntax defined by the GenApi module of the GenICam specification The camera uses the GenICam Generic Control Protocol GenCP V1 0 to communicate over the Camera Link serial port For more information see www genicam org Sensor Responsivity and De
10. e Sub pixel spatial correction e Horizontal Parallax Correction Programmability e Multiple Regions of Interest for calibration and data reduction e 8 10 or 12 bit output e Flat field and lens shading e correction e 8 programmable coefficient sets e GenICam or ASCII compliant interfacing Applications e 100 print inspection pharmaceuticals bank note e Electronics inspection e Materials grading systems e Web inspection e High performance color sorting systems e Food inspection e General purpose machine vision Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 Models Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The camera is available in the following configurations Table 1 Camera Models Overview Model Number Description P4 CC 02K07Q 00 R 2k resolution 70 kHz line rate 14 08 um x 14 08 um pixel size RGB Mono P4 CC 02K07N 01 R 2k resolution 70 kHz line rate 14 08 um x 14 08 um pixel size RGB NIR Table 2 Software Software Product Number Version Number Camera firmware Embedded within camera GenICam support XML camera description file Embedded within camera Sapera LT including CamExpert GUI application and GenICam for Camera Link imaging driver Version 7 2 or later Camera Performance Specifications Table 3 Camera Performance Specifications Specifications Performance Imager Format CMOS tri linear color RGB plus NIR Mon
11. in addition to providing MEMS products and services For more information visit Teledyne DALSA s website at ww w teledynedalsa com Support For further information not included in this manual or for information on Teledyne DALSA s extensive line of image sensing products please contact North America 700 Technology Park Drive Billerica MA USA 01821 Tel 978 670 2000 Fax 978 670 2010 Email Sales Americas Gteled ynedalsa com Europe Felix Wankel Str 1 82152 Krailling Germany Tel 49 89 89 54 57 3 80 Fax 49 89 89 54 57 3 46 Email Sales Europe Gteled ynedalsa com Document revised September 16 2015 03 032 20217 00 Asia Pacific Ikebukuro East 13F 3 4 3 Higashi Ikebukuro Toshima ku Tokyo Japan Tel 81 3 5960 6353 Fax 81 3 5960 6354 Email Sales Asia Gteled ynedalsa com Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 3 Contents CUT C eh RT 6 Precautions 6 Electrostatic Discharge and the CMOS Sensor annassa 6 1 The Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera 7 Camera 7 Camera Performance Specifications sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssessssssssessesseseseessee 8 Certifications Supported Industry Standards Sensor ResponsiVity and ERE EHE EET EE SEES quqa 10 RESPONSIVI ERR 10 Spatial Correction an
12. 54S Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 2 External Trigger On Internal Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of internal exposure 4 i 4 3661 Line Time Programmable Exposure 21 54S Programmable Exposure Programmable Exposure Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL 3 External Trigger On External Exposure Control CC1 Falling edge triggers start of exposure CC1 high duration sets the exposure time X X CC1 Line Time Exposure X 7199 4 Exposure X Exposure Xs Sensor Sensor Sensor Readout Readout Readout LVAL Notes 1 Exposure time gt 7 micro seconds 2 Sensor Readout time 14 micro seconds 3 One additional falling edge during exposure is latched Figure 21 Exposure Modes Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 50 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Color Exposure Time Guidelines The camera has no limitations on the combinations of the exposure times available for each color except the maximum of 3 ms and the minimum of 7us exposure times Operating the camera with the conditions stated below will give the user optimum image performance Operating the camera beyond the stated limits may be possible but may
13. Camera Control Calibrate PRNU Press Digital IO Control Calibrate PRNU Status Good Flat Field Balance White Auto Press lt lt Less Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 81 A Note on External Direction Direction Source and User Sets If using external direction control through CC3 ensure that the Direction Source is both set to external and saved in the user set Also ensure that the polarity on CC3 is set appropriately for the desired direction Transport Layer Control Category Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Board Restart Camera Press Basic Timing Advanced Control SE nor re Status Last GenCP Status 0 mage anes CameraLink Clock Frequency CL85MHz E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Link Configuration Medium Camera Information Tap Geometry Geometry 1X6 Camera Control lt lt Less Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control
14. Camera Mechanical 19 NOTES 1 UNITS MILLIMETERS 2 IMAGE AREA IS ALIGNED TO DATUMS amp g 03 032 20217 00 20 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual fm 15 Figure 11 Piranha4 Heat Sink Accessories Kit Optional Lens Mount and Heat Sink Accessories Description Description M42 to F mount adapter AC LA 00115 A0 R M42 to C mount adapter AC LC 00001 00 R AC MS 00108 01 R Up to two optional heat sinks can be installed on the camera As illustrated they are ideally positioned to allow close spacing of the cameras These heat sinks are designed to provide adequate convection cooling when not obstructed by enclosures or mounting assemblies Teledyne DALSA recognises that each customer s application can be unique In consideration camera s heat sinks have been designed in such a way that they can be repositioned on the different faces of the camera or removed entirely depending on the mounting configuration and its heat sinking potential Repositioning or removal of the heat sinks must be performed with care in order to avoid temperature issues The camera has the ability to measure its internal temperature Use this feature to record the internal temperature of the camera when it is mounted in your system and operating under the worst case conditions The camera will stop outputting data if its internal temperature reaches 80 C 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s
15. Control Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Digital IO Control Direction Source Interna Internal Direction Reverse Flat Field Offset 0 Image Format Gain Selector SystemGain Transport Layer Gain 1 Acquisition and Transfer Control Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Serial Port Color Transformation Value Selector Gain0O File Access Control Color Transformation Value 1 Line Spatial Correction 3 lt lt Less 3 Save the camera parameters to a User set other than the default user set 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Power up Configuration x Camera Power up configuration Userset 1 v Save to a user set choice Load Save Configuration 4 The next step is to put the camera in the forward direction This can be done using a forward signal through CC3 and the Direction Source set to external or by having the Direction Source set to Internal and the Internal Direction set to forward 5 Setup all the desired parameters including doing a flat field i Category Parameter Value E Board Sensor ColorType CFA RGB Basic Timing Internal Line Rate 10000 Aianei Cihad Measured Line Rate 10000 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press External Trigger Exposure Time Source Timed Image Buffer and ROI Exposure Time Color Selector All Setup parameters for forward El Camera Cameralink 1 Exposure Time 50 d
16. DO D7 DO D7 Blue 1 Blue 2 Blue 3 Blue 2047 W Blue 2048 CL Port C ep D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 A Mono IR Mono IR connector Data2 ED CED DOE 0 07 D0 D7 ums X X X X X X X X 2 ac 0000600404 This timing can be used for applications that require line rates only up to 40 kHz and therefore can use Camera Link Dual Base mode with only one cable The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Base RGB Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOL the greater the potential line rate RGB 8 bit CL Medium maximum line rate 70 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock Red2045 W Red2047 CL Port A D0 D7 D0 D7 1 7 Green2045 Green204 CL Port B 00 07 DO D7 DO D7 DO D7 Blue2045 W Blue2047 CL Port C D0 D7 D0 D7 Red2046W Red2048 CL Port D D0 D7 D0 D7 Green2 Green4 Green6 Green8 Green2046 Green2048 CL Port E DO D7 07 07 DO D7 DO D7 07 Blue2046W Blue2048 CL Port F DO D7 DO D7 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 28 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 40 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by us
17. Flat Field set contains a number of features that are used to correct image distortion due to lens vignetting and uneven illumination Note 1 Flat field coefficients consist of an offset and gain for each pixel 2 These are the first user corrections applied to the image 3 The flat field coefficients are saved and loaded with the user set Flat Field flatfield CorrectionMode Off Flat field correction coefficients are not applied On Flat field correction coefficients are applied Initialize Sending this value will reset all current coefficients offsets to O and gains to 1x flatfield Correction Algorithm Basic Direct calculation of coefficients based on current average line values and target LowPass A low pass filter is first applied to the current average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniform white or it s not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm if possible 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 57 flatfield CalibrationTarget 1 After calibration all pixels will be scaled to output this level e Range 8 bit Oto 255 DN flatfield CalibrationSampleSize 1 Number of lines to average when calibrating 2 2048 flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX 1 Toge
18. NIR Mono Camera User s Manual CC3 Direction CC4 Spare Table 6 Camera Control Configuration For additional Camera Link documentation refer to the Teledyne DALSA Web site s Knowledge Center application notes Camera Timing Note Information on setting up the camera s AOI can be found here Area of Interest AOT Setup RGB 8 bit CL base maximum line rate 40 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock Red 2047 W Red 2048 CL Port A 0 7 D0 D7 Green 2 Green 3 CL Port B D0 D7 D0 D7 ao Blue 2 Blue 3 Blue 2047 Blue 2048 CL Port C D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 00 07 This timing can be used for applications that require line rates only up to 40 kHz and therefore can use Camera Link Base mode with only one cable The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Base RGB Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOD feature where the smaller the AOL the greater the potential line rate 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 27 Dual base RGB 8 bit plus 8 bit monochrome maximum line rate 40 kHz no and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock Red2 Red 2047 Red 2048 CL Port A D0 D7 D7 D7 00 07 00 07 1 Green 2 Green 4 Green 2047 2048 Connector Data 1 CL Port B 07 DO D7 DO D7 07
19. also compromise image quality Tri Linear Ideal Operating Conditions For optimum image performance all of the following must be true 1 Blue gt Red by lus 2 Blue gt Green by lus or Green gt Blue by Ips 3 Red gt Green by lys or Green gt Red by 1ps Quad Linear Ideal Operating Conditions For optimum image performance all of the following must be true 1 Blue gt Red by lus 2 Green gt Mono by lys 3 Blue gt Green by lys or Green gt Blue by lus 4 Blue gt Mono by lus or Mono gt Blue by lys 5 Red gt Green by lus or Green gt Red by Ips 6 Red gt Mono by lys or Mono gt Red by lys To set the camera s line rate use the line rate parameter part of the Sensor Controls set This feature can only be used when the camera is in Internal mode that is when the start line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode Off 1 maximum line rate exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 8 us and low time greater than 1 500 ns Note The line rate must be less than 1 Exposure time 1500ns Entering a value that violates this condition will return an error Invalid Parameter You must adjust these two parameters in the correct sequence to maintain this condition If the external line rate exceeds 70 kHz the camera will continue to output data at its maximum line rate of 70 kHz Though no image artefacts associated with over speed will occur you may
20. and black level by using CamExpert The parameters that control gain and black level are grouped together in the Sensor Controls set Sensor Controls Black Level Apply a digital addition after an FPN correction 1 8 of the available range of 32 to 31 in 8 bit mode 128 to 127 in 10 bit mode and 512 to 511 in 12 bit mode Gain Set the gain as an amplification factor applied to the video signal across all pixels 1x to 10x Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 52 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Set Image Size To set the height of the image and therefore the number of lines to scan use the parameters grouped under the Image Format Control set Image Format Control Control the size of the transmitted image Width Width of the image Height Height of the image in lines Pixel Format 8 bit depth to Camera Link Test Image Selector Select an internal test image Off Color Ramp Grey Ramp Set Baut Rate The baud rate sets the speed in bits per second bps of the serial communication port and is available as part of the Serial Port Control parameters Serial Port Control Action Parameter Options Control the baud rate used by the Baud Rate 9600 factory default camera s serial port 19200 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 Note During connection CamExpert automatically sets the camera to maximum allowable baud Your system
21. another parameter being enabled or disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Board Trigger Source ccd Basic Timing Trigger Selector LineStart Tri Mod Off Advanced Control lt lt Less External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control The following table describes the digital I O control parameters along with their view attributes and the minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column indicates which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Trigger Source Trigger Source Defines the source of external trigger RO 1 00 DFNC Beginner Trigger Trigger Selector Defines what the trigger initiates RO 1 00 Selector DFNC Beginner Trigger Mode Trigger Mode Determines the source of trigger to the 1 00 camera internal or external CC1 DFNC Beginner Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 70 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Man
22. available Please contact Teledyne DALSA Support for more information Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 58 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual This appendix lists the available GenICam camera features Access these features using the CamExpert interface Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are typically reserved for Teledyne DALSA Support or third party software usage and not typically required by end user applications A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown for illustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application Camera Information Category Camera information can be retrieved via a controlling application Parameters such as camera model firmware version etc are read to uniquely identify the connected P4 device These features are typically read only The Camera Information Category groups information specific to the individual camera In this category the number of features shown is identical whether the view is Beginner Expert or Guru Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 59 Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Model P4 CC 04K07T 00 R Bas
23. color gains to achieve target e Whereas low pass filter algorithm does not adjust color gains Full Name Color Transformation Value Argument s Selector c gain C gain c gain gain c gain Ce gain gain gain gain 9 k offset 10 k offset 11 k offset Floating Point Value e Gains 16 to 16 e Offsets 0 to 255 Color Transformation Matrix e Value must be immediately preceded with F e g ctv 0 1 5 Oo soy quo 2 9 a Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 94 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Puti Name O 0 E Argument s File selector User Set User PRNU FPGA Microcode CCI 6 XML 15 User FPN 16 Color correction matrix Description Upload file to camera using Xmodem protocol HyperTerminal User set PRNU FPN and color correction matrix are saved in the currently active set Location to save color correction matrix is specified with CMS command Enter FCS lt gt command from HyperTerminal Click on Transfer Browse and find file Select Xmodem protocol Click Send When it indicates that it is done click Close Upload all files and then reset camera Full Name Flatfield Mode e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mnemonic Argument s Mode Disable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Enable use of user FPN and PRNU flat field correction coefficients Resetuser FPN coefficients to zero
24. notice that under over speed conditions the image will appear compressed and the apparent distance travelled will be reduced 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 5 Camera Control Parameter Description Line Rate in Hz Camera line rate in a range from 0 Hz to 70 KHz This feature is only available when the camera is in Internal Mode line trigger is disabled Trigger Mode off Line Rates Camera Link Configuration Maximum Line Rate Base 40 kHz Medium 41 kHz Full 55 kHz Deca 68 5 kHz Deca RGB8 Note 70 kHz line rate can be achieved using AOI mode for all Camera Link Mode For more information see Area of Interest AOI Setup Set Exposure Time To set the camera s exposure time use the Exposure Time parameter a member of the Sensor Controls set This feature is only available when the Exposure Mode parameter is set to Timed The allowable exposure range is from 7 us to 3 000 us dependent on the value of the internal line rate GenICam parameters Sensor Controls Exposure Time Timed Exposure Mode 8 us to 3 000 us Control Gain and Black Level The cameras provide gain and black level adjustments in the digital domain for the CMOS sensor The gain and black level controls can make small compensations to the acquisition in situations where lighting varies and the lens iris cannot be easily adjusted The user can evaluate gain
25. using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual RGB 8 bit CL Full plus monochrome 8 bit CL full 29 E x Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A CL Port B CL Port C CL Port D CL Port E CL Port F CL Port G CL Port H Teledyne DALSA Green 1 D0 D7 Green 2 D0 D7 Green 4 00 07 Green 5 DO D7 Green 6 DO D7 Green 7 DO D7 Green 10 DO D7 Green 11 00 07 2046 00 07 2047 00 07 2048 00 07 Mono IR DO D7 gt amp a DO Mono IR 9 D7 Mono IR 2033 DO D7 Mono II 2041 DO D7 gt lt Mono IR DO D7 gt lt a lono IR 00 07 A 4 w gt Mono IR 2034 07 X Mono IR 2042 DO D7 Se Mono IR 3 lono IR DO D0 D7 D7 Es Mono IR 2035 DO D7 Mono IR 2043 DO D7 lt lono IR DO D7 a dh 2036 Mono IR Mono IR 2044 07 DO D7 dh lt 5 o IR 8 gt lt 1 Mono IR 2037 DO D7 lono II 2045 DO D7 dh d Mono IR Mono IR 2038 DO D7 2046 DO D7 XS Mono IR Mono l 2039 D0 D7 00 07 2047 x lt D gt gt 4 2040 0 07 lono IR Mono ll 2048 DO D 7 wy we Ww cw T
26. verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Mode flatfield CorrectionMode 1 00 Off Off FPN and flat field coefficients Beginner disabled 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual On Initialize ScanDirectionControlled Select flatfield Correction Scan Direction Reverse Set FlatField Calibration Color Selector Red Green Blue NIR RGB Calibration Algorithm Basic Low Pass Calibration Target Calibration Sample Size Lines 2048 ROI Offset X Teledyne DALSA On Initialize ScanDirection Controlled flatfieldScanDirection ReverseSet flatfield Calibration ColorSelector Red Green Blue NIR RGB flatfield Correction Algorithm Basic Low Pass flatfield Calibration Target flatfield CalibrationSampleSize Lines 2048 flatfield Calibration ROIOffsetX 7n FPN and flat field coefficients DFNC enabled Reset all FPN to 0 and all flat field coefficients to 1 Different user set loaded depending on direction When flatfieldCorrectionMode is 1 00 set to ScanDirectionControlled Beginner this feature selects the UserSEt 1 to 8 which will be used for the reverse scan direction Select which color or colors are 1 00 the
27. 0 108 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Appendix D The Sensor Window The sensor window is part of the optical path and should be handled like other optical components with extreme care Dust can obscure pixels producing dark patches on the sensor response Dust is most visible when the illumination is collimated The dark patches shift position as the angle of illumination changes Dust is normally not visible when the sensor is positioned at the exit port of an integrating sphere where the illumination is diffuse Dust can normally be removed by blowing the window surface using an ionized air gun Oil is usually introduced during handling Touching the surface of the window barehanded will leave oily residues Using rubber fingercots and rubber gloves can prevent contamination However the friction between rubber and the window may produce electrostatic charge that may damage the sensor To avoid ESD damage and to avoid introducing oily residues avoid touching the sensor Scratches diffract incident illumination When exposed to uniform illumination a sensor with a scratched window will normally have brighter pixels adjacent to darker pixels The location of these pixels will change with the angle of illumination An important note on window blemishes When flat field correction is performed window cleanliness is paramount The figure below shows an example of what can happen if a blemish is present on the sensor window when
28. 0 1 2 Green Value 102 103 104 Blue Value 204 205 206 Values roll over at 255 At this point you are ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 42 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 4 Camera Operation Factory Settings The camera ships and powers up for the first time with the following factory settings e Camera Link Medium 8 bit pixels 85 MHz e Internal trigger line rate 10 kHz e Internal exposure control exposure time 30 5 us e Flat field disabled e User coefficients set to 1x e Offset 0 System Gain 1x e White balanced gains all set to Ix e Color correction not applied e Corrected using an 80 mm lens and a magnification of 0 8 Check Camera and Sensor Information Camera and sensor information can be retrieved via a controlling application for example the CamExpert GUI shown in the following examples Parameters such as camera model firmware version sensor characteristics etc are read to uniquely identify the connected device The camera information parameters are grouped together as members of the Camera Information set 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Parameters Category El Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control
29. 0 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The camera controls as shown by CamExpert group sensor specific parameters This group includes controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Parameters Visibility Guru Category Acquisition and Transfer Cont Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Serial Port Production Features File Access Control Teledyne DALSA Parameter Sensor ColorType Internal Line Rate Measured Line Rate Refresh Measured Line Rate Exposure Time Source Exposure Time Color Selector Exposure Time Measured Exposure Time Refresh Measured Exposure Time Direction Source Internal Direction Offset Gain Selector Gain Color Transformation Matrix Selector Color Transformation Value Selector Color Transformation Value Line Spatial Correction Image Distortion Correction Mode Image Distortion Correction Algorithm g g Image Distortion Correction Lin Image Distortion Parallax Correction Pixel Stretch lt lt Less Value CFA RGB 10000 10000 Press Timed All 49 51 Press Internal Forward 0 SystemGain F NoCorrectionFactorySet Gain00 1 2 Off ParallaxCorrection Red 0 03 0
30. 1 00 of the camera RO DFNC Beginner Refresh refreshTem perature Press to display the current internal 1 00 Temperature operating temperature of the camera DFNC Beginner Input Voltage deviceInputVoltage Displays the input voltage to the camera at 1 00 the power connector RO DFNC Beginner Refresh Voltage refresh Voltage Press to display the current input voltage of 1 00 the camera at the power connector DFNC Beginner License Key security Upgrade 1 00 DFNC Guru Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 62 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Power up Configuration 5 Camera Power up configuration Factory Setting had Load Save Configuration Factory Setting Load CamExpert provides a dialog box which combines the features to select the camera power up state and for the user to save or load a camera state from memory The first drop list selects the camera configuration state to load on power up see feature UserSetDefaultSelector The user chooses from one factory data set or one of two possible user saved states The second drop list allows the user to change the camera configuration anytime after a power up see feature UserSetSelector To reset the camera to the factory configuration select Factory Setting and click Load To save a current camera configuration select User Set 1 to 8 and click Save Select a saved user set and click Load to restore a saved configuration 03 032 20217 0
31. 3 032 20217 00 ColorTransformation ValueS elector Gain 00 Gain01 Gain02 Gain10 Gain11 Gain 12 Gain 20 Gain21 Gain 22 Offset1 Offset2 Offset3 ColorTransformation Val ue sensorLineSpatialCorrect ion imageDistortionCorrectio nMode imageDistortionCorrectio nAlgorithm imageDistortionCorrectio nLineSelector imageDistortionParallax CorrectionPixelStretch Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 1 00 Beginner Allows the user to manually adjust correction value in the matrix Offset Offset1 Offset2 Offset3 Re See Rea Gain00 Gainoi 1 00 Beginner Value entered as pointed to by ColorTransformation ValueSelector 16 value 16 Set the number of rows between imaging lines 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Used enable parallax correction 1 00 Beginner Read only Parallax Correction 1 00 Beginner Used to select between the green or red lines to be corrected 1 00 Beginner Value entered indicates the number pixels to be shifted to correct the color alignment Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 67 Independent Exposure Control Parameters Visibility Expert Category Parameter Value Camera Information Sensor ColorType CFA RGB po Internal Line Rate 10000 Digital IO Control Measured Line Rate 10000 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Flat Field Exposure Time Source Timed image Format Expo
32. 32 20217 00 64 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Sensor Color Type Internal Line Rate Measured Line Rate Refresh measured line rate Exposure Time Source Timed Trigger Width Exposure Time Selector Exposure Time Measured Exposure Time Refreshed measured exposure time 03 032 20217 00 Feature sensorColorType CFA RGB AcquisitionLineRate measureLineRate refreshMeasureLineRate ExposureMode Timed TriggerWidth exposureTimeSelector All Red Green Blue Mono 02K07Q only NIR 02K07N only ExposureTime measureExposureTime refreshMeasureExposure Time Description Defines the camera sensor color type RO Sensor color type is RGB Specifies the camera internal line rate in Hz when Trigger mode set to internal Note that any user entered value is automatically adjusted to a valid camera value Specifies the line rate provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to show the current line rat
33. Any of these errors will result in the status light turning red NO FLAT FIELD Corrections 000 0000 0000 0 NO COMMON SETTINGS 1 0000 0000 NO FACTORY SETTINGS 10 0000 0000 NO USER SETTINGS 100 0000 0000 1 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 113 Operational Error Codes 0X8002 Invalid Parameter OxCO1C CPA TOO MAN Y OUTLIERS Ox401E USER_FPN_CLIPPING Ox401F FLAT FIELD CLIPPING Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 114 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual EMC Declaration of Conformity We TELEDYNE DALSA 605 McMurray Road Waterloo Ontario CANADA N2V 2E9 Declare under sole responsibility that the cameras Brand Name Piranha4 Models P4 CC 02K07Q 00 R P4 CC 02K07N 01 R Which are components to be integrated into larger systems were evaluated according to the CE Mark FCC Part 15 VCCI Israel Korea and Industry Canada ICES 003 Evaluation and satisfy the requirements of the following standards EN 55022 2010 EN 55011 2009 EN 61326 1 2006 EN 55024 2010 CISPR 22 ICES 003 CISPR 11 FCC Part 15 Place of issue Waterloo Ontario Canada Date of Issue February 4 2013 Hank Helmond Director of Quality TELEDYNE DALSA Corp V A 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 115 Revision History Revision Change Description Date 00 Release of the initial manual revision Se
34. C Internal programmable External rate Programmed exposure time pulse Figure 20 Exposure controls The parameters used to select the imaging modes trigger sources sync exposure time and line rate are grouped together as the Camera Controls Camera Controls Parameter Description Exposure Mode Set the operation mode for the camera s exposure Trigger Width or Timed Trigger Width is only available when Trigger Mode is enabled Trigger Width Uses the width of the current line trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Timed The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with the Line Start event Exposure Time Selector Internally generated Allows for an independent exposure time to be applied to each individual color Exposure Time Sets the exposure time in microseconds Exposure Mode feature must be set to Timed Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 48 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 1 Internally Programmable Line rate and Internally Programmable Exposure Time Default Line rate is the dominant factor when adjusting the line rate or exposure time When setting the line rate exposure time will decrease if necessary to accommodate the new line rate When adjusting the exposure time the range is limited by the line rate Note The camera will not set line periods shorter than the readout period
35. Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Parameter Vendor Serial Number Microcode Version CCI Version FPGA Version Power on Status LED Color Temperature Refresh Temperature Input Voltage Refresh Voltage License Key Power up Configuration lt lt Less 43 Value P4 CC 04K07T 00 R Teledyne DALSA 14014448 03 081 20282 00 03 110 20277 00 03 056 20444 01 Good Green 55 300 Press 14 Press 38158502 00000000 Setting Figure 18 CamExpert s Camera Information Window Verify Temperature and Voltage To determine the voltage and temperature at the camera use the Refresh Voltage and Refresh Temperature features found in the Camera Information set The temperature returned is the internal temperature in degrees Celsius For proper operation this value should not exceed 80 C If the camera exceeds the designated temperature it will stop imaging and the LED will turn red Once you have diagnosed and remedied the issue use the reset camera function The voltage displayed is the camera s input voltage Note The voltage measurement feature of the camera provides results typically within 1 This measurement can be used to set the applied voltage to the camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 44 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Saving and Restoring Camera Settings The parameters used to sel
36. Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads FPN coefficients and PRNU coefficients from a user set only coefficeints no other camera parameters Arguments S Description Resets the camera to the saved user default settings These settings are saved using the usd command Notes E Full Name Set Flatfield ROI Mnemonic ROI X Argument s 1 to 2048 L to 2048 Flat field region of interest Notes e Specifies the pixels that CCF and CPA will calibrate o Pixel coefficients outside this region are not changed e Last pixel must be greater than or equal to first pixel Full Name Reset Flatfield Coefficients Arguments Reset all user FPN values to zero and all user PRNU coefficients to one Notes DT Full Name Set AOI Count Argument s Number of AOI s 1to4 Set AOI Counter Por 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 99 Full Name Set AOI Selector ACUTIS oS Name Set AOI Mode Mnemonie Argument s Mode ff kusa j pere Name F Baud Rate Mnemonie Argument s s c rate 9600 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 e Send command and then change speed of HyperTerminal Direction 0 Forward 1 Reverse 2 External controlled by signal Description Set sensor scan direction Notes ee j Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 100 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Full Name Select Exposure Ti
37. GR Base and Medium Modes 1 The total number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 8 and must be greater than or equal to 40 2 In normal mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI left edge must have the location 8i where i 0 1 2 511 i e 8 960 are allowed 12 is not allowed 3 In mirror mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI right edge must have the location 8i 7 where i 20 1 2 511 i e 7 15 4095 are allowed 8 is not allowed Deca RGB Mode 1 Thetotal number of pixels within each AOI must be a multiple of 40 2 In normal mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI left edge must have the location 8i where i 0 1 2 511 i e 8 960 are allowed 12 is not allowed 3 In mirror mode the first pixel of each AOI AOI right edge must have the location 8i 7 where i 20 1 2 511 i e 7 15 4095 are allowed 8 is not allowed 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 35 The maximum allowable Camera Link cable length depends on the quality of the cable used and the Camera Link strobe frequency Cable quality degrades over time as the cable is flexed In addition as the Camera Link strobe frequency is increased the maximum allowable cable length will decrease We do not guarantee good imaging performance with low quality cables of any length In general we recommend the use of high quality cables for any cable length The following table lists some results ach
38. GR 10bit BGR 12bit RGB 8bit plus mono 8 bit BGR 8bit plus mono 8 bit RGB 12bit plus mono 12 bit BGR 12bit plus mono 12 bit RGB 8bit plus NIR 8 bit BGR 8bit plus NIR 8 bit RGB 12bit plus NIR 12 bit BGR 12bit plus NIR 12 bit Indicates the type of color filter applied to the image RO Width of the Image provided by the device in pixels RO Version amp View 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC 1 00 Beginner DFNC Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 75 Max Width WidthMax The maximum image horizontal 1 00 dimension of the image RO Beginner Height of the Image provided by the 1 00 device in lines RO Beginner Multiple AOI multipleAOIMode Turns on an output Area of Interest 1 00 Mode Off Area of interest is off Beginner Off Active Area of interest is on Active Multiple AOI Count multipleAOICount Set the number of output area of interest 1 00 1 4 Beginner DFNC Multiple AOI Selector multipleAOISelector Selects the area of interest to be setup 1 00 Beginner DFNC AOI Offset X multipleAOIOffsetX Set the start of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner DFNC AOI Width multipleAOTWidth Set the width of area of interest pixels 1 00 Beginner P4 CC 02K07Q 00 R P4 CC 02K07N 01 R Area of Interest AOI Setup The Area of Interest AOI feature can be used to reduce the amount of im
39. GenICam parameters to set I O Controls Trigger Mode Off 2 External Line Rate Programmable Exposure Time In this mode the line rate is set externally with the falling edge of EXSYNC generating the rising edge of a programmable exposure time GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On e Sensor Control gt Exposure Mode gt Timed 3 External Line Rate and External Exposure Time Trigger Width In this mode EXSYNC sets both the line period and the exposure time The rising edge of EXSYNC marks the beginning of the exposure and the falling edge initiates readout Note 1 maximum line rate JT exposure time low time Exposure time must be greater than 8 us and low time greater than 1 500 ns GenICam parameters to set e I O Controls gt Trigger Mode gt On e Sensor Control gt Exposure Mode gt Trigger Width Warning When running external line rate and external exposure time the line rate must not exceed 1 exposure time 1 000 ns Under these conditions the exposure time will become indeterminate and result in image artefacts This is not the case when running internal exposure control 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 49 1 External Trigger Off Internal Exposure Control Free running not synchronized to an external signal Programmable Line Time Programmable Exposure 21
40. I the greater the potential line rate RGB plus monochrome NIR 12 bit CL Deca maximum line rate 70 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL dock Line Valid dT CL Port A 0009009 SOOO v C MONDO Cc gt Ope 09000 gt CL Port D Q Oo ox os gt _ eq ese e oL Pots 177777 17 7 oL Port H BOOS SOOO I Ill ITI INI gt o Og qM coe This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 70 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables The RGB output format is not defined in the Camera Link specification Deca The RGB format is such that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G and then B pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host ap plication Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOT feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 34 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual RGB Vs BGR The data output can be presented in two alternative formats RGB or BGR The previously mentioned output modes are still valid in BGR mode except the positions of the red and the blue are exchanged Green is still in its previously stated position e RGB BGR Figure 14 RGB Vs B
41. Info This feature provides extended 1 00 manufacturer information about the device Beginner RO Firm ware Version DeviceFirmwareVersion Displays the currently loaded firmware 1 00 version number Firmware files have a Beginner unique number and have the cbf file extension RO Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 60 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Factory Setting UserSetl UserSet2 UserSet3 UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 UserSet8 User Set Selector Factory Setting UserSet 1 UserSet 2 UserSet3 UserSet4 UserSet5 UserSet6 UserSet7 03 032 20217 00 Default UserSet1 UserSet2 UserSet3 UserSet4 U U U UserSetSelector U serSet5 serSet6 serSet7 serSet8 Default U serSet1 serSet2 serSet3 serSet4 serSet5 serSet6 serSet7 Serial Number DeviceID Displays the device s factory set camera 1 00 serial number RO Beginner Power up UserSetDefaultSelector Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 Configuration and make active on camera power up or Beginner Selector reset The camera configuration sets are stored in camera non volatile memory RW Load factory default feature settings Select the user defined configuration serSet las the Power up Configuration elect the user defined configuration JserSet 2 as the Power up Configuration elect the user defined configuration JserSet as the Power up Configura
42. LC cpa command e The cpacommand has two parameters o The first is the number of lines you want to average over Use a value of 2048 to achieve the best average o The second is the eight bit target value you want for all three colors after calibration e The cpa command takes several seconds to complete The slower the line rate the longer it will take e On completion of the cpa command you should see an image from the camera that is white balanced with all three colors at the target level you set You are now ready to evaluate the image quality of the P4 color camera under your operating conditions 6 Improving Your Color Image The color response of the P4 color camera is quite good even when using white LED s and even without color correction The camera has a factory set white LED color correction matrix that can be selected to improve color response for those using white LED s If you are using a different light source a suitable color correction matrix can be downloaded to the camera A software tool to generate this is available with the Sapera Essentials processing applications which can be downloaded from the Teledyne DALSA web site 60 day free trial You will require a Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker with 4 x 6 color elements that you can scan past the camera to complete the generation of the matrix Contact Teledyne DALSA s technical support for further details here Support Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 0
43. Manual 21 2 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image For users who are familiar with Camera Link cameras have a basic understanding of their imaging requirements and who are primarily interested in evaluating the camera an overview of the steps required to get this camera operational and acquiring images quickly can be found in Appendix C Quick Setup and Image Acquisition Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 22 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Recommended System Requirements To achieve best system performance the following minimum requirements are recommended e High bandwidth frame grabber e g Xcelera CL 8 Full Camera Link frame grabber Part OR X8CO XPF00 ww w teled ynedalsa com imaging products fg 8 e Operating systems Windows XP Vista 7 32 64 bit Setup Steps Overview Take the following steps in order to setup and run your camera system They are described briefly below and in more detail in the sections that follow 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software We recommend the Xcelera CL PX8 Full frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teledynedalsa com site here If your host computer does not have a PX8 full Camera Link frame grabber then you will need to install one Follow the manufacturer s installation instructions A GenCP Generic Control Protocol compliant XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware all
44. Piranha4 Camera User s Manual RGB Monochrome Cameras sensors cameras frame grabbers processors software vision solutions 03 032 20217 00 25 TELEDYNE DALSA www teledynedalsa com Everywhereyoulook Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual O 2015 Teledyne DALSA Inc All information provided in this manual is believed to be accurate and reliable No responsibility is assumed by Teledyne DALSA for its use Teledyne DALSA reserves the right to make changes to this information without notice Reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is prohibited without prior permission having been obtained from Teledyne DALSA About Teledyne Technologies and Teledyne DALSA Inc Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated electronic subsystems instrumentation and communication products engineered systems aerospace engines and energy and power generation systems Teledyne Technologies operations are primarily located in the United States the United Kingdom and Mexico For more information visit Teledyne Technologies website at www teledyne com Teledyne DALSA a Teledyne Technologies company is an international leader in high performance digital imaging and semiconductors with approximately 1 000 employees worldwide headquartered in Waterloo Ontario Canada Established in 1980 the company designs develops manufactures and markets digital imaging products and solutions
45. This should not be a problem for a basic evaluation You can set the exposure time using the set command Ensure that the exposure time period is not greater than the period of the line rate minus 1 5 usec The camera will indicate an error if you select an exposure time that is too long The minimum exposure time is 7 usec Set your camera direction using the scd command Refer to the Camera Direction diagram in this manual for a definition of forward and reverse 5 Acquiring an Image You can now begin imaging Unless you have an application employing lots of light the image is likely to be too dark Use the system gain to adjust the camera output to achieve the desired response The system gain range is from 1x to 10x Once you have a suitable response you can now focus the lens If you are using white LEDs your image will have reasonable color reproduction The image may be darker at the edges due to lens vignetting but this will be improved once the camera is calibrated Calibration is performed using a white reference where your object is normally located o Usea white material that has no texture such as a non glossy plastic 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 107 o Ifyou must use white paper make sure it is moving during the calibration process If you do not do this your image will have vertical stripes e Calibration is easily performed using the T
46. add the amount of correction needed to the image The value entered here must be between 0 and 3 decimal values are accepted Image Distortion Correction Mode Off ection Pixel Stretch Figure 6 CamExpert Parallax Correction Controls ide ISO ode 2048 pixels y EUR 7 Figure 8 Corrected Image The figure above is the same image corrected using the parallax correction In this example the value of 3 was used to correct the image Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 18 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Camera Direction Selectable camera direction accommodates an object direction change on a web and allows you to mount the camera upside down Note The example here assumes the use of a lens which inverts the image Arrows denote direction of object movement Camera should operate in Camera should operate in reverse direction forward direction Figure 9 Object Movement and Camera Direction Example with a Lens 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 623 0 05 4x 54 62 0 05 31 0 10 CENTER OF IMAGE AREA FIRST PIXEL M42x1 6H REFERENCE HOLES Teledyne DALSA M4x0 7 6H V 6 M4x0 7 6H Y 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE 0 1 A 7 0 05 T 12 0 25 OPTICAL DISTANCE AREA M4x0 7 6H v 6 2X THIS SIDE 2X FAR SIDE Figure 10
47. age data output from the camera Use this feature when there are areas in the image that contain unneeded information An example where you would use this feature is in an application that is inspecting several separated lanes of objects with one camera and the image between the lanes can be ignored The AOI feature allows from one to four specific areas of the pixel line to be specified where im age data will be output Since the AOI feature reduces the amount of data output this has the additional benefit of allowing the cameras to operate at higher EXSYNC rates when using base medium or full camera link modes For example if the total number of pixels for the specified AOT s is less than 1 K when using dual base Camera Link mode at 85 MHz the maximum EXSYNC rate can be 70 KHz versus 40 KHz if all 2K pixels were output Note The setup of AOIis always with respect to the sensor Therefore if you are using the mirroring mode with AOI be aware that pixel one will be on the right side of the displayed image Custom AOI Rules 1 Thesensor has pixels numbered 0 to 2048 2 Three values red blue green are output per pixel in RGB mode 3 Whether mirroring is on or off 0 is the leftmost pixel 4 Whether mirroring is on or off AOI is readout first 5 In normal mode AOI 1 is closest to the sensor s left edge Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 76 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 6 In mirror mode AOI 1 is clo
48. amera Information m File Type Available Camera Control Type Miscellaneous m Digital IO Control Flat Field File selector Description Camera Data Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File Access Control File path E pes Download Delete 5 Hit Download 6 Save the text file and send the file to Teledyne DALSA customer support 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 89 Category Parameter Value E Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger File Access Control Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Select the type of file to upload or download from the device Camera Information File Type Available Camera Control Type Miscellaneous Y Digital IO Control Flat Field File selector CameraData Image Format Description Camera Data Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port Note Depending on the file size and communication speed the File Access Control transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted 09 04 2013 4 17 PM File folder h Hie name P4 CC 04K07T 00 CameraData sve Save as type All Files
49. and user PRNU coefficients to one Scan direction controlled user set loading Set flat field mode IIIo Full Name Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set Mnemonic Argumenis User Set Number Set scan direction controlled reverse set Notes 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 95 Full Name Display Camera Configuration Argument s Description Display current value of camera configuration parameters Notes E P4 CC 02 7 00 R Microcode 03 081 20294 92 CCI 03 110 20300 93 FPGA 03 056 20457 99 Serial 4 19620110 User ID BiST Good DefaultSet 1 Ext Trig Off Line Rate 10 eas L R 10 ax L R 19 Exp Timed Exp Time 49000 Exp Time 50000 Exp Time 51000 Exp Mono Time 5000 eas E T 51000 ax E T 98500 Test Pat 0 0ff Direction Internal Forward Line Delay 2500 Flat Field Off Color Plane Selector Offset 0 System Gain 1 00 Red Gain 1 00 Green Gain 1 00 Blue Gain 1 00 Mono Gain 1 00 Color Matrix Selector Factory 2 Color Correction Matrix 1 000000 0 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 1 000000 0 000000 0 0 000000 0 000000 1 000000 0 Mirror Off AOI Mode Off CL Speed 85MHz CL Config Dual Base Pixel Fmt RGB8 CPA ROI 1 2048 USER Full Name Get Value LR Description The get command displays the current value s of the feature specified in the string parameter Note that the pa
50. ccccsssssssssssssssssessccssssssssssssssssssecscssssssssesessssssssesessesssssecsesssssssees 82 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssess 83 Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseste 83 Serial Port Control Category sscsccccccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseesessssssssssssssssessescesssssssssssssssscsseeeeesssssssssssssueesseeeeeeess 84 Serial Port Control Feature Descriptions cssssssssssssssssssscescssssssssssssssesssssescesssssssssssssssesssseseessssssssssssssseees 84 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 5 File Access Control COlegoly annia E sami File Access Control Feature Descriptions File Access via the CamExpert Tool Download a List of Camera Parameters Appendix B ASCII Commands 90 Port Configuration 91 E PAE 92 Appendix C Quick Setup and Image Acquisition 105 Appendix D The Sensor Window 108 Cleaning and Protecting Against Dust Oil and Scratdhes eese 108 Cleaning the Sensor Window Appendix E Camera Frame Grabber Communication 110 Setting Up Communication between the Camera and the Fram
51. d Quadlinear Sensor Design tt 14 17 18 Mechanical ERE 19 Camera Mounting and Heat Sink Considerations ssssssssssccccssssssssssssssssesssesccesssssssssssssecssseeseesssssssssssssseees 20 2 Quick Simple Steps to Acquire an Image 21 3 Software and Hardware Setup 22 Recommended System Requirements sssssssssssssscccccsssssssssssssecsssssssesssssssssssssessesceccessssssssssssssessseeeseessesssssss 22 Setup Steps OVervieW ere RR ERN 22 1 Install and Configure Frame Grabber and Software sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssset 22 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables 3 Establish communicating with the camera A Operate the DT BR Step 1 Install and configure the frame grabber and software entente 23 Install Pamer uuu 23 Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI sssssssssscccccssssssssssssssssssseccessssssssssssssssssseceesssssssssssnsesessseeeeeesessesses 23 Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Cables u ssssssssssssssssscsccsssssssssssssssssssessesssssssssssssssesssseceesssssssssssssuseeseeceeeees 24 Data Connector Camera Link Camera Link Bit Defimitions sssssssssssssssssssssssssssscsssssusssssssssssssesccsssssusssssssssssssseescessssusssssssssssseeeeceesses Camera Timing an HERE ERREUR
52. dge artefact is proportional to how far the pixel is from square To correct for this the camera has a feature Line Spatial Correction or three letter command ssa which allows fine adjustment of the compensation mechanism the camera uses to correct for the line spacing The default setting for this feature is 2 which is set for square object pixels The setting can be adjusted from 0 to 5 to compensate for rectangular pixels whether they are too long or to short The following examples of image artefacts show black to white image transitions and the associated corrected image after applying a specific line spatial correction ssa setting 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 15 Example 1 Target speed adjusted for square pixels Line Spatial Correction 3 ssa 3 This is the default condition Example 2 Target running slower than example 1 same EXSYNC trigger frequency Line Spatial Correction 3 ssa 3 Line Spatial Correction 4 3 ssa 4 3 Example 3 Target running faster than example 1 same EXSYNC trigger frequency Line Spatial Correction 3 ssa 3 Line Spatial Correction 1 73 ssa 1 73 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 16 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Example 4 slower than EXSYNC rs HIE M Niel ct Fee 5 UE Line Spatial Correction 3 ssa 3 Line Spatial Correction 1 ssa 1 EP m r uw i
53. e 110 Appendix F Error and Warning Messages 112 EMC Declaration of Conformity 114 Revision History 115 Index 116 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 6 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Read these precautions and this manual carefully before using the camera Confirm that the camera s packaging is undamaged before opening it If the packaging is damaged please contact the relevant logistics personnel Do not open the housing of the camera The warranty is voided if the housing is opened Keep the camera housing temperature in a range of 0 C to 65 C during operation Do not operate the camera in the vicinity of strong electromagnetic fields In addition avoid electrostatic charging violent vibration and excess moisture To clean the device avoid electrostatic charging by using a dry clean absorbent cotton cloth dampened with a small quantity of pure alcohol Do not use methylated alcohol To clean the surface of the camera housing use a soft dry cloth To remove severe stains use a soft cloth dampened with a small quantity of neutral detergent and then wipe dry Do not use volatile solvents such as benzene and thinners as they can damage the surface finish Further cleaning instructions are below Though this camera supports hot plugging it is recommended that you power down and disconnect power to the camera before you add or replace system components
54. e 1 Line Spatial Correction 2 Image Distortion Correction Mode Off Image Distortion Correction Algorithm ParallaxCorrection Image Distortion Correction Line Selector Red Image Distortion Parallax Correction Pixel Stretch 0 Teledyne DALSA Figure 16 CamExpert s Camera Control Window 03 032 20217 00 40 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Camexpert Untitled m eos File View Pre Processing Tools Help DSH _ fice Selector x Device 889 Xcelera CL_PX4_1 CameraLink Color RGB 1 Qu Geb Snap ap Trigge EH a a IN El Position x 998 y 016 R 00E6 G 004C B 00B2 Frame sec 0 0 f s Resolution 4080 Pixels x 480 Lines RGB 8 8 8 8 Configuration Select a camera file Optional Detection DetectCamera Settings Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board LEN P4 CC 04K07T 00 R Basic Timing Vendor Teledyne DALSA Serial Number 14014448 Microcode Version 03 081 20282 00 External Trigger CCI Version 03 110 20277 00 kunge Ss aud ee FPGA Version 03 056 20444 01 E Camera CameraLink_1 Power onStatus Good Camera Information LED Color Green Camera Control Temperature 55 300 Digital IO Control Refresh Tempera Press Flat Field Input Voltage 14 Refresh Voltage Press Image Format License Key 38158502 00000000 Power up Config Setting Acquisition and Transfer C Les
55. e provided to the camera by either internal or external sources Sets the operation mode for the camera s exposure or shutter RO The exposure duration time is set using the Exposure Time feature and the exposure starts with a LineStart event Uses the width of the trigger signal pulse to control the exposure duration Selects which color that the exposure time value is to apply to Exposure time setting applies to all colors Exposure time setting applies to red Exposure time setting applies to green Exposure time setting applies to blue Exposure time setting applies to mono Exposure time setting applies to NIR Sets the exposure time in microseconds when the Exposure Mode feature is set to Timed Specifies the exposure time provided to the camera by either internal or external source RO Press to display the current exposure time provided to the camera Device Version amp View 1 00 DFNC Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner 1 00 Beginner Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 65 Direction sensorScanDirectionSour Direction determined by value of 1 00 Source ce SensorScanDirection Beginner Internal Direction control determined by value on External CC3 Internal sensorScan Direction When ScanDirectionSource set to Internal 1 00 Direction determines the direction of the scan Beginne
56. ect load and save user sets are grouped together under the Camera Information set of features There are 8 user sets available and one factory set Camera Information Parameter Choices User Set Default Selector Select the camera parameters to load when the camera is reset or powered up as the Factory set or as User Set 1 to 8 Selecting the set from the list automatically saves it as the default set User Set Selector Select the Factory or User set to Save or Load Factory Set User Set 1 to 8 User Set Load Load the set specified by User Set Selector to the camera and make it the active current set User Set Save Save the current set as selected user set Description of the Camera Settings The camera operates in one of three settings Current session User setting Factory setting read only Default setting The current settings be saved thereby becoming the user setting using the User Set Save parameter A previously saved user setting User Set 1 to 8 or the factory settings can be restored using the User Set Selector and User Set Load parameters Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be saved as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically saves as the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset or powered up The relationship between these three settings is ill
57. ed at the object plane will be in focus any features on its surface e g dust scratches will end up in the calibration profile of the camera To avoid this use a clean white plastic or ceramic material not paper Ideally the white object should move during the calibration process as the averaging process of the camera will diminish the effects on any small variation in the white reference The user may wish to start the calibration process by evaluating the characteristics of their setup with no calibration enabled This can be readily achieved by disabling FPN PRNU amp color correction coefficients setting white balance red green and blue gains to one and the system gain to one Begin by adjusting the system gain until the peak intensity of the three colors is at the desired DN level You may want to use the white balance gains to adjust the peak of each color to be a similar DN value but this is not necessary Before proceeding any further it is desirable to complete an FPN calibration This is best performed using a lens cap to ensure no light gets into the camera Once complete a PRNU calibration can be performed using a target value you want all the pixels to achieve This target value can be higher or lower than the peak values you observed while initially setting up the camera Once PRNU calibration is complete it will take several seconds all three colors should be at the target value white balance gains will have been adjusted to
58. er up q User Set Configuration Management sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssee Camera Control RM Camera Control Feature Descriptions Independent Exposure masus g Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions ssssssscssscccsssssssssssssssssssesessssssssssssssssssssescessssssssssssssesssseseesssesssssss FlabiField Category au mn n LUMINE TUI Buah Flat Field Control Feature Description Region of Interest Image Format Control Category ssssssssssscccscsssssssssssssssssssscsessssssssssssssssssseesessssssssssssssscssseesesssssssssssssuseeseeseesssssssssssssseeess Image Format Control Feature Description ccccscssssssssssssssessssscssssssssssssssssesssssseseessssssssssssuesseseeeesessssssses 74 Area of Interest AOI Setup sssssssssssssssscscssssssssssesssssnssesssssssssssssesssssssseessssssssssesessssnnsseseqsassnsssseesuassenseeeesssnsseeseee 75 Instructions on using the camera scan direction to control camera parameters nnns 78 Transport Layer Control Category ssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssssessssseseessssssssssssssssssssesessssssssssssssecseseesessssssssssssssecseseeesessessnssnsa 81 Transport Layer Feature Descriptions ssss
59. erTerminal then set COM port mapping optional to an available COM port e g COM2 Uic T9 W Sapera Configuration AU Server List Index Name Info Type Additional Information System n a 1 celera CL_PX4_1 Serial number 54962191 2 CameraLink_1 Serial port Xcelera CL PX4 1 Serial 0 Contiguous Memory Used for allocating buffers Used for allocating messages Requested Requested 3 MBytes 6 j MBytes Allocated Allocated 3 MBytes 5 MBytes Serial Port Configuration Physical port Xcelera CL PX4 1 Serial 0 COM port mapping optional COM2 4 Teledyne DALSA camera detection Automatic D on bd Came xpert will try to detect Teledyne DALSA cameras on this COM port using both GenCP and text based protocols Baudrate Auto Detect amp Maximize m Will find the baud rate that the camera is currently set to and then will try to find the highest baud rate supported by the camera and the frame grabber Current settings are read only when CamE xpert is running 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 111 7 Start the CamExpert application In the Device tab select CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 File View Pre Processing Tools Help Dag Device Selector x Device Hg XceleraCL PX4 1 27 Cameralink Medium Color RGB 1 E Image Viewer Configuration gj xcelera CL PX4 1 9 CameraLink Full Mono 1 D
60. etection CameraLink Medium Color RGB 1 CameraLink 1 Parameters Xcelera CL PX4 1 Serial 0 x _ u aa Category E Board Basic Timi Advanced Microcode Version 03 081 20282 00 External Trigger CCI Version 03 110 20277 00 kage ir aA FPGA Version 03 056 20444 01 O Camera Cameralink 1 Power on Status Good Camera Information LED Color Green Camera Control Temperature 32 200 Digital IO Control Refresh Temperature Press Flat Field Input Voltage 14 Refresh Voltage Press Image Format License Key 38158502 00000000 Transport layer Power up Configuration Setting Acquisition and Transfer Control Less Serial Port File Access Control 8 Modify the camera and frame grabber parameter settings as required At present when using GenCP cameras the camera and frame grabber parameters must be adjusted separately Test the image acquisition by clicking the Grab button Dis m Resolution 640 Pixels x 480 Lines Monochrome 8 bit 9 Savethe frame grabber configuration to a new ccf file Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 112 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual BiST Built in Self Test The BiST error flags are binary flags with each bit being independent from each other The message from the BiST should be Good meaning everything is functioning correctly but if a hardware failure does occur in the camera one or more these flags could be set
61. flat field correction is performed The blemish will cast a shadow on the wafer FFC will compensate for this shadow by increasing the gain Essentially FFC will create a white spot to compensate for the dark spot shadow As long as the angle of the incident light remains unchanged then FFC works well However when the angle of incidence changes significantly i e when lens is added then the shadow will shift and FFC will makes things worse by not correcting the new shadow dark spot and overcorrecting where the shadow used to be white spot While the dark spot can be potentially cleaned the white spot is an FFC artifact that can only be corrected by another FFC calibration Blernish Window Wafer 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 109 Recommended Equipment Procedure Teledyne DALSA Glass cleaning station with microscope within clean room 3M ionized air gun 980 http solutions 3mcanada ca wps portal 3M en CA WW2 Country Ionized air flood system foot operated Swab HUBY 340CA 003 http ww w cleancross net modules xfsection article php articleid 24 Single drop bottle FD 2 ESD E2 Eclipse optic cleaning system www photosol com Use localized ionized air flow on to the glass during sensor cleaning Blow off mobile contamination using an ionized air gun Place the sensor under the microscope at a magnification of 5x to determine t
62. formance specifications are not guaranteed The camera is equipped with an LED on the back to display the operational status of the camera The table below summarizes the operating states of the camera and the corresponding LED states When more than one condition is active the LED indicates the condition with the highest priority Color of Status LED Meaning Off No power or hardware malfunction Blinking Green Powering up or calibrating Green Ready Red Error Check BiST register for the specific error 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 37 Step 3 Establish Camera Communication Power on the camera Turn on the camera s power supply You may have to wait while the camera readies itself for operation The camera must boot fully before it will be recognized by the GUI the LED shines green once the camera is ready Start Sapera CamExpert or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 CamExpert will search for installed Sapera devices In the Devices list area on the left side the connected frame grabber will be shown 3 Select the frame grabber device by clicking on the name Note The first time you set up the camera you will need to establish a communication link between the camera and frame grabber Instructions are available here in Appendix E Camera Frame Grabber Communicatio
63. g can be used for applications that require line rates up to 20 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is compatible with the Camera Link specification for Medium RGB Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 32 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual RGB 12 bit CL Deca maximum line rate 70 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL clock Line Valid CL Clock CL Port A iu CL Port B ro CL Port C pd CL Port D Blue 2047 CL Port E CL Port F CL Port G BLUT ciem Red 2048 or TED CL Port Blue 2048 CL Port K Blue 2048 This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 69 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Deca mode and two cables The RGB output format is not defined in the Camera Link specification Deca The RGB format is such that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G and then B pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 33 Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by using the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AO
64. ginner Medium Full Deca Camera Link clDeviceClockFrequency Set the camera link clock rate 1 00 Configuration CL85MHz Beginner CL66MHz Tap Geometry DeviceTapGeometry RO 1 00 Beginner 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 83 Acquisition and Transfer Control Category The Acquisition and Transfer controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure the optional acquisition modes of the device Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category Parameter Value E Board Device Registers Streaming Start Press Basic Timing Device Registers Streaming End Press Asus oa Check Stream Validity Press Registers Valid Valid External Trigger lt lt Less Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Acquisition and Transfer Control Feature Descriptions The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware versio
65. he location of any remaining contamination Clean the contamination on the sensor using one drop of E2 on a swab Wipe the swab from left to right or right to left but only in one direction Do this in an overlapping pattern turning the swab after the first wipe and with each subsequent wipe Avoid swiping back and forth with the same swab in order to ensure that particles are removed and not simply transferred to a new location on the sensor window This procedure requires you to use multiple swabs Discard the swab after both sides of the swab have been used once Repeat until there is no visible contamination present 03 032 20217 00 110 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Teledyne DALSA Camera Link cameras support the GenCP Camera Link standards To configure Teledyne DALSA GenCP Camera Link Cameras 1 Install the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber in the host computer refer to the hard ware installation manual Install Sapera LT and the Teledyne DALSA frame grabber driver Connect the camera to the frame grabber refer to the camera installation manual Power up the camera and wait until the status LED is solid green Run the Sapera Configuration utility and select the frame grabber serial port connected to the camera Set Teledyne DALSA camera detection to Automatic Detection and Baudrate to Auto Detect amp Maximize 6 Ifthe camera will be configured using three letter text commands via a terminal program such as Hyp
66. ic Timing Vendor Teledyne DALSA Missione Serial Number 14014448 Microcode Version 03 081 2 a CCI Version 03 110 20277 00 Snage FPGA Version 03 056 20444 01 EJ Camera Cameralink 1 Power on Status Good Camera Information LED Color Green Camera Control Temperature 32 200 Digital IO Control Refresh Temperature Press Flat Field Input Voltage 14 Refresh Voltage Press Image Format License Key 38158502 00000000 Power up Configuration Setting Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control lt lt Less The following table describes these parameters along with their view attributes and in which version of the device the feature was introduced Additionally the Device Version column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention using the tag verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Vendor Name DeviceVendorName Displays the device vendor name RO 1 00 Beginner Model Name DeviceModelName Displays the device model name RO 1 00 Beginner Device Version DeviceVersion Displays the device version This tag will 1 00 also highlight if the firmware is a beta or Beginner custom design RO Manufacturer Info DeviceManufacturer
67. ieved using the camera and a selection of cables and frame grabbers Distance Tested Cable Manufacture Frame grabber 10m Component Express PX4 and PX8 15m Component Express PX8 The camera accepts control inputs through the Camera Link SDR26F connector The camera ships in internal sync and internally programmed integration EXSYNC Exposure Start Line rate can be set internally using the GenICam features The external control signal EXSYNC is optional and enabled through the user interface This camera uses the falling edge of EXSYNC to start the exposure period The EXSYNC signal tells the camera when to integrate the image followed by the readout It can be either an internally generated signal by the camera or it can be supplied externally via the serial interface Depending upon the mode of operation the high time of the EXSYNC signal can represent the integration period Note The EXSYNC signal is measured at and will give a true measurement i e within the measurement resolution of 25 ns even though the camera will only trigger at a maximum of 70 KHz These signals indicate when data is valid allowing you to clock the data from the camera to your acquisition system These signals are part of the Camera Link configuration and you should refer to the Camera Link Implementation Road Map available at our Knowledge Center for the standard location of these signals Clocking S
68. ignal Indicates LVAL high Outputting valid line DVAL Not used STROBE rising edge Valid data FVAL Set to 0 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 36 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual WARNING It is extremely important that you apply the appropriate voltages to your camera Incorrect voltages may damage the camera Input voltage requirement 12 VDC to 24 2 Amps Before connecting power to the camera test all power supplies Hirose 6 pin Circular Male Mating Part HIROSE HR10A 7P 6S Figure 15 6 pin Hirose Circular Male Power Plug Power Connector Table 7 Power Plug Pinout Pin Description Pin Description 12 V to 24 V DC 4 GND 12 V to 24 V DC 5 GND 3 12 V to 24 V DC 6 GND The camera requires a single voltage input 12 VDC to 24 VDC The camera meets all performance specifications using standard switching power supplies although well regulated linear supplies provide optimum performance WARNING When setting up the camera s power supplies follow these guidelines e Apply the appropriate voltages e Protect the camera with a 2 amp slow blow fuse between the power supply and the camera lt lt Donotuse the shield on a multi conductor cable for ground e Keep leads as short as possible in order to reduce voltage drop e Usehigh quality supplies in order to minimize noise Vote If your power supply does not meet these requirements then the camera per
69. ing mode has a programmable internal timer for line rate and a programmable exposure period e External trigger trigger enabled Exposures are controlled by an external trigger signal The external trigger signal is the Camera Link control line Exposure Controls Exposure Control modes define the method and timing of how to control the sensor integration period The integration period is the amount of time the sensor is exposed to incoming light before the video frame data is transmitted to the controlling computer e Exposure control is defined as the start of exposure and exposure duration e The start of exposure can be an internal timer signal free running mode or an external trigger signal e The exposure duration can be programmable such as the case of an internal timer or controlled by the external trigger pulse width The camera can grab images in one of three ways You determine the three imaging modes using a combination of the Exposure Mode parameters including I O parameters Exposure Time and Line Rate parameters 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 47 Description Line Rate Exposure Time Trigger Source Sync Internal line rate and exposure time Internal programmable Internal programmable Internal External line rate and exposure time Controlled by EXSYNC External EXSYNC External pulse EXSYNC pulse controlling the line Controlled by EXSYN
70. ing the Area of Interest AOI feature where the smaller the AOI the greater the potential line rate RGB plus monochrome 8 bit CL Medium maximum line rate 62 kHz no AOI and 85 MHz CL dock Line Valid CL Clock us CL Port A SEP Mono IR 1N Mono IR 7 Iz pum 07 07 07 07 e z D7 CL Port B Green 1 Green 3 Cherry LEEA Ta Mono IR 2 To ale DO D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 ae 08 S E Blue gt Blue 2047 Menok 3 cede 9 Mono IR CL Port C D 57 t EX D7 pen s e lono IR x lt Mono IRN Mono IR CL Port D 2040 2046 Do 07 m 34 00 07 07 CL Port E 2 Green 4 bv 2206 Mono IR 5 eL EN KEX DO D7 D0 D7 D0 256 Do 24 ae Xe D CL Port F E Mono IR 6N Mono IR 1 EX D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 D0 D7 A DA This timing can be used for applications that require line rates up to 60 kHz and therefore must use Camera Link Medium mode and two cables The RGB output format is not defined in the Camera Link specification Deca The RGB format is such that when using a Camera Link frame grabber compatible with the Deca format configured for the mono standard the R G and then B pixels will be written sequentially into the frame grabber buffer This process simplifies the extraction of the RGB data from the frame grabber buffer by the host application Line rates up to 70 kHz can be achieved by
71. irection Camera Information Measured Exposure Time 50 993 Camera Control Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Digital IO Control Direction Source Internal Flat Field Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Image Format Gain Selector SystemGain Transport Layer Gain 1 Acquisition and Transfer Control Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Serial Port Color Transformation Value Selector Gain00 File Access Control Color Transformation Value 1 Line Spatial Correction 3 Teledyne DALSA lt lt Less 79 03 032 20217 00 80 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 6 Savethe camera set to User Set other than the saved to for the reverse direction The forward direction user set and the default user set must be the same Power up Configuration X Forward direction user set and default user set must be the same r Camera Power up configuration Save to a different user set than the one selected for reverse direction Save Load Set the Flat Field mode to Scan direction Controlled Parameter Value El Board Mode Scan Direction Controlled B Scan Direction Reverse Set User Set 2 Basic Timing Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 150 External Trigger x Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 El Camera Cameralink_1 ROI Width 4080 Camera Information Calibrate FPN Not Enabled
72. isition program k For context sensitive help click on the button then click on a camera configuration parameter short description of the configuration parameter willbe shown in a popup Click on the 9 button to open the help file for more descriptive information on CamExpert The central section of Cam Expert provides access to the camera features and parameters Note The availability of the features is dependent on the CamExpert user setting A note on the CamExpert examples shown here The examples shown forillustrative purposes and may not entirely reflect the features and parameters available from the camera model used in your application 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual CamExpert Panes Category Parameter Value Acquisition and Transfer Cont Sensor ColorType CFA RGB Games Information Internal Line Rate 10000 Came Control Measured Line Rate 10000 Refresh Measured Line Rate Press Digital IO Control Exposure Time Source Timed aie Exposure Time Color Selector All Image Format Exposure Time 49 Transport Layer Measured Exposure Time 51 Serial Port Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press Producti Peatines Direction Source Internal FileAccess Control Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Gain Selector SystemGain Gain 1 Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Color Transformation Value Selector Gain00 Color Transformation Valu
73. k07N model RGB12 monol2 2k07Q model RGB12 NIR12 2k07N model BGR12 monol2 2k07Q model BGR12 NIR12 2k07N model Set pixel format Noes Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 102 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Full Name Set Line Delay Description Sets the number of lines of delay between colors that are read out from the sensor default 3 Notes If your line rate matches the speed of the object then the value of the line delay will be 3 Adjust the ssa value until you remove the red and blue halos above and below a black on white horizontal line in order to set the line delay Values entered must be between 0 and 5 Decimal places are valid for sub pixel correction Full Name Argument s Offset 32 to 31 128 to 127 512 to 511 Set offset e Range changes depending on pixel format SPF Full Name Internal Line Rate Argument s 1 to 70 000 Hz e Line time gt Exposure time 1 500 ns Argument s Selector System Red Green Blue Mono 2k07Q model NIR 2k07N model e Multiplier must be immediately preceded with a F e g ssg 0 f1 5 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 103 Full Name External Trigger Argument s Mode 0 Internal 1 External Set trigger mode Notes e n internal mode line rate is controlled by SSF command e In external mode readout starts on falling edge of CCI signal Full Name Test Pattern Argume
74. lest and quickest way to send commands to and receive information from the camera Camera Link Environment These cameras implement the Camera link specification which defines the device capabilities The Camera link XML device description file is embedded within the camera firmware allowing Camera link compliant applications to recognize the cameras capabilities immediately after connection Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 24 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Step 2 Connect Data Trigger and Power Gables Note the use of cables types and lengths other than those specified may result in increased emission or decreased immunity and performance of the camera Power 12V to 24V DC Hirose 6 pin Control amp Data Camera Link 26 pin SDR 26 connectors Status Diagnostic LED Figure 12 Input and Output trigger and Power Connectors WARNING Grounding Instructions Static electricity can damage electronic components It s critical that you discharge any static electrical charge by touching a grounded surface such as the metal computer chassis before handling the camera hardware 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 25 The camera uses two Camera Link SDR26 cables transmitting the Camera Link Base Medium Full or Deca configuration The figure below shows the SDR26 Camera Link Connector and the tables that follow list the Camera Link configurations For de
75. load various data files to the connected camera The supported data files are for camera firmware updates Flat Field coefficients LUT data tables and a custom image for use as an internal test pattern Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters x Category Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information Camera Control Digital IO Control Flat Field Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 86 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Factory FlatField coefficients User FPN ColorCorrectionMatrix CameraData Display Name Feature Description View File Selector FileSelector Selects the file to access The file types which 1 00 are accessible are device dependent Beginner FPGA Code Firmwarel Upload new FPGA to the camera which will DENC execute on the next camera reboot cycle Micro Code Upload new micro codeto the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle CCI Upload new CCI to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle XML Upload new XML to the camera which will execute on the next camera reboot cycle
76. me Color Selector Argument s Color Selector All Red Green Blue Mono 2k07Q model only NIR 2K07N model only Description Select the color to apply an exposure time value to Notes Full Name Exposure Mode Argument s Mode 0 Internal Description Set exposure time mode Notes In internal mode the exposure time is controlled by the SET command In external mode the sensor is exposed while CC1 signal is high External mode is only available when the trigger mode is also external STM 1 SEM 1 overrides internally generated independent exposure times Full Name Exposure Time Mnemonic SET Argument s 8 000 to 3000000 ns Description e Line time gt Exposure time 1 500 ns Full Name Select Flatfield Color Selector 2K07N model only Argument s Selector RGB Red Green Blue NIR Select which color s to be flatfielded by the cpa command 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 101 Full Name Set Horizontal Alignment Argument s Selector 0 Red 1 Green Notes Full Name Set Horizontal Alignment Mode Argument s Selector 0 Off 1 On Enable the horizontal correction Notes DT Argument s Mode 0 Off 1 Image is flipped on the vertical axis Set mirroring mode Noes OS Full Name Argument s Selector 8 RGBI10 RGB12 BGR8 BGR12 RGB84mono 8 2k07Q model RGB8 NIR8 2k07N model BGR8 mono08 2k07Q model BGR8 NIR8 2
77. munication speed the transfer could take many minutes but must not be aborted File path Ee Download el 2 From the Type drop menu select the file type that willbe uploaded to the camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 88 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 3 From the File Selector drop menu select the camera memory location for the uploaded data This menu presents only the applicable data locations for the selected file type Click the Browse button to open a typical Windows Explorer window Select the specific file from the system drive or from a network location Click the Upload button to execute the file transfer to the camera Note that firmware changes require a device reset command from the Camera Information Controls and additionally Cam Expert should be shutdown and restarted following a reset For diagnostic purposes you may want to download a list of all the parameters and values associated with the camera 1 Goto File Access Control 2 Click on Settings 3 In the Type drop down box select Miscellaneous 4 In the File selector drop down box select CameraData D Ov AGER Parameters 32 Parameter Value El Board Upload Download File Setting Basic Timing lt lt Less Advanced Control External Trigger File Access Control Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Select the type of file to upload or download from the device C
78. n 1 Start a new Sapera CamExpert application or equivalent Camera Link compliant interface by double clicking the desktop icon created during the software installation 2 Inthe Devices list area on the left side select the COM port below the Camera Link label If the camera is operating correctly at this point the diagnostic LED will shine green Software Interface All the camera features can be controlled through the CamExpert interface For example under the Sensor Control menu in the camera window you can control the line rate and exposure times Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 38 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual At this point your host and camera system should be setup and you can verify the camera s operation by retrieving a test pattern and setting the camera s trigger and exposure time Using Sapera CamExpert with Piranha4 Cameras CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library When used with a Piranha4 camera CamExpert allows a user to test all camera operating modes Additionally CamExpert saves the camera user settings configuration to the camera or saves multiple configurations as individual camera parameter files on the host system ccf CamExpert can also be used to upgrade the camera s software An important component of CamExpert is its live acquisition display window which allows immediate verification of timing or control parameters without the need to run a separate acqu
79. n ccf flatfieldCorrectionMode BalanceWhiteAuto colorCorrectionMode BlackLevel flatfieldCalibrationPRNU bwa ctv ES ssg 3 flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm ssg 0 1 2 cpa ffm Figure 23 Camera Calibration Process Digital Processing 1 Fixed pattern noise FPN calibration is used to subtract any residual dark level that may occur in the application 2 Photo response non uniformity PRN U calibration is used to correct for variations in the illumination intensity and or lens vignetting When performed this calibration will cause the 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 55 camera to have a flat response to a white target in the field of view The output target value for PRNU calibration can be set by the user 3 The white balancing gains are used set the red green and blue response to equal values with a white target in the field of view The white balance gains can be individually set by the user but will be overridden by the camera when the camera performs PRNU calibration or white balancing commands 4 Color correction is available for those users that need to compensate for the spectral transmission characteristics of the sensors color filters and the customers light source This can be achieved by imaging the Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker illuminated by the application s light source and processing the image using a color correction demonstration tool provided as part of Teledy
80. n Power Up The color camera has been calibrated and configured at the factory to be ready for your evaluation when first powered up The default conditions are set as follows e System gain is set to the lowest value of one Flat field calibration is not active as this feature is dependent on your light source and lens e Line rate and exposure time are set to for internal generation by the camera e White balance is set for white LEDs e Camera Link mode is set to the standard RGB medium mode which allows operation of up to 40 KHz line rate The camera will run at up to a 69 KHz line rate using Camera Link Deca mode but it may be easier to start your evaluation using the medium mode Set your Camera Link frame grabber up to receive the standard RGB medium mode 2 Communicating with the Camera e The color camera is designed to power up with a GenICam compliant interface e CamExpert provides an easy to use GUI that can be used to set up and evaluate the camera e The camera also comes with Teledyne DALSA s three letter command TLC interface option which can be accessed using a suitable terminal program such as HyperTerminal e Ifyou wantto use the TLC interface press the Esc key while using a terminal program and after the LED indicator on the camera turns green Note that the camera defaults to 9 6 KBaud when first powered up e Onreceiving the Esc character the camera will output a list of the available TLC command
81. n history 115 safety 6 Sapera 38 sensor controls 63 69 72 83 settings current 45 default 46 factory 42 46 loading 44 117 saving 44 user 45 setup overview 22 shift direction 18 size image 52 software required 8 specifications mechanical 8 performance 8 temperature verify 43 test patterns 41 trigger modes 46 voltage verify 43 03 032 20217 00
82. n required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown Display Name Feature Description Device Version amp View Device DeviceRegistersStreamingStart Announces the start of registers streaming 1 00 Registers without immediate checking for Beginner Streaming Start consistency DFNC Device DeviceRegistersStreamingEnd Announces end of registers streaming and 1 00 Registers performs validation for registers Beginner Streaming End consistency before activating them DFNC Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 84 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Check Stream DeviceRegistersCheck Press to check the validity of the current 1 00 Validity register set Beginner DFNC Registers Valid DeviceRegisters Valid States if the current register set is valid 1 00 and consistent Beginner DFNC Serial Port Control Category The Serial Port control in CamExpert allows the user to select an available camera serial port and review its settings Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters Category E Board Basic Timing Advanced Control External Trigger Image Buffer and ROI E Camera Cameralink 1 Camera Information
83. n the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru File Access Length FileAccessLength Controls the mapping length between the 1 00 device file storage and the file access buffer Guru 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 87 File Operation Status FileOperationStatus Displays the file operation execution status 1 00 RO Guru Success Success The last file operation has completed successfully Failure Failure The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully for an unknown reason File Unavailable FileUnavailable The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the file is currently unavailable File Invalid FileInvalid The last file operation has completed unsuccessfully because the selected file in not present in this camera model File Operation Result FileOperationResu lt Displays the file operation result For Read or 1 00 Write operations the number of successfully Guru read written bytes is returned RO File Size FileSize Represents the size of the selected file in bytes 1 00 Guru File Access via the CamExpert Tool 1 Click on the Setting button to show the file selection menu File Access Control x Select the type of file to upload or download from the device File Type Available Type Miscellaneous File selector CameraD ata Description Camera Data Note Depending on the file size and com
84. ne DALSA s Sapera Processing software This tool will generate the desired color correction file that can be downloaded to the camera Note Prior to imaging the Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker the camera should have been calibrated with a white reference in place of the Gretag Macbeth ColorChecker and color correction must be turned off The calibration process will ensure the camera output is uniform and white balanced 5 The introduction of offsets has limited value in color applications as it will cause color distortion However the camera has the ability to add either a positive or negative offset as required by a specific application This offset can be useful when trying to measure dark noise where black level clipping will cause an error in the result 6 Asingle overall system gain is applied equally to all three colors It will therefore not cause color distortion when changed 7 factory setting for white LED color correction can be applied if needed Calibration The goal of calibration is to produce a uniform white balanced and if required color corrected image at the desired level out of the camera when it is imaging a uniform white object using the optical setup of the user s application The user should configure the camera to use the EXSYNC and exposure timing they desire plus adjust the light level for normal operation The lens should be at the desired magnification aperture and be in focus As the white reference locat
85. ne insert ESC by using ALT 2 7 of the activated Num Pad In some cases this needs to be followed by a carriage return or a linefeed to send this to the camera e In ASCII the ESC character may look like this ASCII to GenCP To switch from the ASCII command interface to the GenCP interface the camera must be either reset RC or the power must be cycled Note that GenCP and ASCII commands cannot be accessed simultaneously Note that the HyperTerminal application is not available on the Windows 7 OS Alternatives to HyperTerminal The following alternative ASCII interfaces have been tested and shown to work with this camera PuTTY and TeraTerm Note that PuTTY does not have Xmodem capability while TeraTerm does Xmoden is required to update code in the camera TeraTerm http logmett com index php download tera term 473 freew are html PuTTY http putty en softonic com The camera responds to a simple ASCII based protocol A carriage return CR ends each command Example to return the current detector settings gcp CR A complete list of the available detector commands their format and parameters can be displayed by sending the help h command Port Configuration Baud 9 600 Bits 8 Parity None Stop bits 1 Flow Control None Echo typed characters locally Rules e interface is not case sensitive e Onecommand and argument s per line e Toentera floating point number prefix i
86. nt s Mode 0 sensor video 1 Ramp 2 Color Ramp Select test pattern Notes e When atest pattern is selected all digital processing e g flat field gain is disabled it is re enabled when sensor video is selected Full Name Default User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Select user set to load when camera is reset Notes e settings include all those listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Full Name Load User Set Argument s Set selector 0 Factory set 1 8 User sets Notes e Loads and makes current all the settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Argument s Notes e Saves all the current settings listed by the GCP command plus the user FPN coefficients user PRNU coefficients and color correction matrix Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 104 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Display internal temperature in degrees Celsius 1 Full Name Voltage Amuments Display supply voltage Ne LL 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 105 If you are familiar with the operation of Camera Link cameras and have an understanding of imaging fundamentals the following steps will show you how to quickly set up this camera and begin acquiring images 1 O
87. o line scan Resolution 2048 x 4 pixels Pixel Size 14 08 um x 14 08 um Line Rate 0kHz minimum to 70 kHz maximum Exposure Time 7 us minimum to 3 000 us maximum Bit Depth 8 10 and 12 bits selectable Connectors and Mechanicals Control amp Data Interface 2 SDR 26 mini Camera Link connectors used to transmit Base Medium Full or Deca configurations Power Connector Hirose 6 pin circular Power Supply 12 V to 24 V DC Power Dissipation 8 W Size 62 mm W x 62 mm x 48 mm D Mass 340 g without heat sinks Operating Temp C to 65 C front plate temperature Optical Interface Lens Mount M42x1 F mount adapter available Sensor to Camera Front Distance 12mm Sensor Alignment aligned to sides of camera Flatness y parallelism x y z z 50 um 0 08 or 81 um 100 um 100 um 250 um 0 2 Compliance Regulatory Compliance CE FCC and RoHS GenICam 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 9 Table 4 P4 CC 02K07Q 00 R Operating Specifications Ranges x Rd Gen Be Moo lt 2 50 Sat 2 50 Sat 3 2 1 cm2 linearity DN digital number Test Conditions e Values measured using 12 bit 1x gain e 10 kHz line rate e Light source white LED e No white balancing e Front plate temperature 45 C Table 5
88. ocess Beginner DFNC Balance White Auto Balance WhiteAuto Initiates the process of balancing 1 00 the colors to produce a white Beginner balance DFNC The ROI feature is related to flat field calibration It is important to specify an ROI when the object being imaged has areas that have black non illuminated areas such as beyond the edge of a film that is front illuminated is saturated again beyond the edge of a film but in this case bright field back illuminated The ROI feature allows from one to four specific regions of the pixel line to be specified where flat field calibration will take place Pixel data outside the ROI will not be used when performing flat field calibration Image Format Control Category The Image Format controls as shown by CamExpert groups parameters used to configure camera pixel format image cropping and the test pattern Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Teledyne DALSA 73 Pixel Color Filter Width WidthMax 03 032 20217 00 74 Piranha4 RGB NIR M
89. ono Camera User s Manual The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum cam era firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DENC verses the GenICam Standard Features Naming Convention SENC not shown The Device Version number represents the camera software functional group not a firmware revision number Feature Description Device Display Name Test Pattern Ramp Color Ramp Line Mirroring Off On Pixel Format RGB8 RGB10 RGB12 BGR8 BGR10 BGR12 RGB84mono8 BGR84mono8 RGB12 mono12 BGR12 mono12 RGB8 NIR8 BGR8 NIR8 RGB12 mono12 BGR12 mono12 Pixel Color Filter Pixel Coding 03 032 20217 00 TestImageSelector Ramp Color_Ramp ReverseX Off On Pixel Format RGB8 RGBI10 RGB12 BGR8 BGR10 BGR12 RGB8 amp mono8 BGR8 amp mono8 RGB12 mono12 BGR12 mono12 RGB8 NIR8 BGR8 NIR8 RGB12 NIR12 BGR12 NIR12 PixelColorFilter PixelCoding Selects the type of test image that is sent by the camera Choices are either as defined by SNFC and or as provided by the device manufacturer Selects sensor video to be output from sensor Selects a grey scale Selects a color ramp Video output in normal order Video output in a reverse order Output image pixel coding format of the sensor RGB 8bit RGB 10bit RGB 12bit BGR 8bit B
90. owing GenCP compliant applications to know the camera s capabilities immediately after connection Installing SaperaLT gives you access to the CamExpert GUI a tool that supports GenCP compliant devices 2 Connect Camera Link and Power Cables e Connect the Camera Link cables from the camera to the computer e Connect a power cable from the camera to a 12 VDC to 24 VDC power supply Start the GUI and establish communication with the camera ASCII Commands As an alternative to the CamExpert or equivalent GUI you can communicate with this camera using ASCII based commands complete list of the commands can be found here Appendix B ASCII Commands 4 Operate the Camera At this point you will be ready to start operating the camera in order to acquire images set camera functions and save settings 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 23 Step 1 Install and configure the frame grabber and software Install a Full configuration Camera Link frame grabber according to the manufacturer s description We recommend the Xcelera CL PX8 frame grabber or equivalent described in detail on the teledynedalsa com site here Install Sapera LT and CamExpert GUI Communicate with the camera using a Camera Link compliant interface We recommend you use CamExpert CamExpert is the camera interfacing tool supported by the Sapera library and comes bundled with SaperaLT Using CamExpert is the simp
91. pace UserSet7 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user c Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual UserSet8 UserSet8 Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet8 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user 61 Power on User Set UserSetDefaultSelector Allows the user to select between the 1 00 factory set and 1 to 8 user sets to be loaded Beginner at power up Current User Set UserSetSelector Points to which user set 1 8 or factory set 1 00 that is loaded or saved when the Beginner UserSetLoad or UserSetSave command is used Load Configuration UserSetLoad Loads the camera configuration set 1 00 specified by the User Set Selector feature to Beginner the camera and makes it active W Save Configuration UserSetSave Saves the current camera configuration to 1 00 the user set specified by the User Set Beginner Selector feature The user sets are located on the camera in non volatile memory W Device Built In Self deviceBISTStatus Determine the status of the device using the 1 00 Test Status Built In Self Test Possible return values DFNC are device specific RO Beginner LED Color deviceLEDColorControl Displays the status of the LED on the back 1 00 of the camera RO DFNC Beginner Temperature DeviceTemperature Displays the internal operating temperature
92. play pane Provides a live or single frame acquisition display Frame buffer parameters are shown in an information bar above the image window Control Buttons The Display pane includes CamExpert control buttons These are Acquisition control button Go Grab Click once to start live grab click again to stop Single frame grab aei Snap Click to acquire one frame from device 3 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 4 Software trigger button m Trigger with the I O control parameters set to Trigger Enabled Software Trigger type click to send a single software trigger command CamExpert display controls EH ra Q these do not modify the frame buffer data Stretch image to fit set image display to original size or zoom the image to virtually any size and ratio Histogram Profile tool kih Select to view a histogram or line column profile during live acquisition or in a still image e Output Message pane Displays messages from Cam Expert or the device driver Review a Test Image The camera is now ready to retrieve a test pattern Select Image Format Control Test Pattern and choose one of the following available test images 0 Off Sensor Video 1 Grey Ram EFFEFEFEEEEFEEEE 255 204 153 102 517 1024 1541 2048 2565 3072 3583 4035 517 1024 1541 2048 2565 3072 3583 4095 Pixels 1 2 3 Red Value
93. ptember 16 2015 Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 116 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 03 032 20217 00 baud rate 52 BiST 112 black level control 51 calibration 54 flat field 56 process chain 54 camera control signals 26 camera information 42 camera interfacing tool 38 Camera Link cables 35 input signals 35 outputs 35 Camera Link connector 25 CamExpert 39 certifications 10 cleaning sensor window 109 clock signals 35 compliance 10 connectors 24 Camera Link 25 power 36 data bus 35 direction sensor shift 18 web movement 18 direction control 53 error and warning messages 112 exposure control 46 external frame rate programmable exposure time 48 externally controlled 48 internally controlled 48 exposure modes descriptions of 46 exposure time set 51 EXSYNC 35 factory settings 42 Gain control 51 grounding instructions 24 GUI CamExpert 39 overview 37 heat sinks 20 image acquisition 46 input output 24 interface mechanical 8 LED definitions 36 mechanical camera 19 specifications 8 models 8 performance specifications 8 pixel format 53 power connector 36 connectors 36 guidelines 36 pinout 36 precautions 6 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Q Teledyne DALSA quantum efficiency graph 10 rebooting 53 requirements PC 22 responsivity graph 10 revisio
94. r Forward Reverse Gain Selector Gain Selector Selects which gain is controlled when 1 00 adjusting Beginner gain features System Gain Apply a digital gain adjustment to the entire image Red Apply a digital gain adjustment to the red channel only Green Apply a digital gain adjustment to the green channel only Blue Apply a digital gain adjustment to the blue channel only Mono 2K07Q only Apply a digital gain adjustment to the NIR 2K07N only mono NIR channel only Gain Gain Sets the selected gain as an amplification 1 00 factor applied to the image Beginner Offset BlackLevel Controls the black level as an absolute 1 00 physical value This represents a DC offset Beginner applied to the video signal in DN digital number units Color colorTransformationSelec Allows the user to select between two 1 00 Transformatio tor factory programmed matrixes or two user Beginner Selector loaded sets WhiteLEDFactorySet Color Correction Matrix for a white LED NoCorrectionFactorySet No correction MatrixUserSet1 User programmable loaded correction matrix MatrixUserSet2 User programmable loaded correction matrix Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 66 Color Transformation Value Selector Color Transformation Value Line Spatial Correction Image Distortion Correction Mode Image Distortion Correction Algorithm Image Distortion Correction Line Selector Image Distorition Parallax Correction Pixel Stretch 0
95. r J 4 me bo Example 5 Target Tunning faster than EXSYNC Line Spatial 3 5 3 Line Spatial Correction 5 ssa 5 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual y When the camera it is not perpendicular to the object surface the P4 color camera will exhibit color The parallax distortion increases when imaging at steep angles relative to the cameras imaging plain This is an optical effect caused by the line spacing of the three individual colors This spacing results in a different magnification for each line at high angles As shown in the figure below there is color distortion at the extremes ends of the image but at the centre of the image the color distortion does not show up ide ISO ode 2048 pixels Figure 5 Image with Horizontal Color Alignment Issues Using the P4 color cameras Parallax Correction feature the optical magnification for each line is adjusted such that colors can be lined up at the extreme ends of the image without affecting the center Using the feature Image Distortion Correction Mode shm 1 this feature can be turned on Using the feature Image Distortion Correction Line Selector the user can select red and green to correct the distortion Note The red and green lines are adjusted to to align with the center blue line Image Distortion Parallax Correction Pixel Stretch sha Set horizontal alignment in float f lt value 0 3 gt is used to
96. r s Manual The P4 CC 02K07Q 00 R camera uses a quadlinear sensor where four separate 2K lines of pixels are used one for red one for blue one for green and the last for monochrome NIR 14 08um 14 08um 14 08um 14 08um 14 08um 42 24um 14 08um Mono Figure 4 2K Quadlinear Sensor Line Spacing Diagram In the case of the 2k cameras only a single line of space separates the colored lines with the exception of the monochrome line which has three lines of spacing When the image passes the three lines of pixels the red blue and green components for the same image location are captured at a different time as dictated by the line spacing The camera automatically corrects for the line spacing to ensure that the red blue and green components of the image pixel are all aligned when output However this is only correct when the object pixel size is square i e the distance moved by the object for one EXSYNC period is equal to the width of the object pixel In some applications it may not be possible to achieve a square object pixel as fine adjustment ofthe lens magnification and or the distance moved for each EXSYNC period is not possible This scenario may be especially apparent when trying to integrate the camera into an existing system When it is not possible to generate a square object pixel color artefacts will occur in the scan direction and is particularly noticeable at sharp edge transitions The size of the e
97. ra resets with the default settings including a baud rate of 9600 Camera Information Resets the camera and puts in the default settings including a 9600 baud rate Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 54 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Important Note to ensure best results the conditions under which you calibrate the camera e g temperature and illumination should be as close to the actual operating conditions as possible Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Board Mode On Basic Timing Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled rr e Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 150 External Trigger ape Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 E Camera Cameralink_1 ROI Width 4080 Camera Information Calibrate FPN Press Camera Control Calibrate PRNU Press Digital IO Control Calibrate PRNU Status Good Flat Field Balance White Auto Press lt lt Less Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control Figure 22 Flat Field Calibration in CamExpert Overview The following diagram and accompanying description explain the cameras signal processing chain Each element shown with the exception of color interpolation is user programmable Digital Processing color p Output lt gt Video Video Calibrate FPN Calibrate White Color flatfieldCalibrationFPN PRNU Balancing Correction Gai
98. rameter is preceded by a single quote Using this command will be easier for control software than parsing the output from the gcp Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 96 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 03 032 20217 00 User gt get ssf 10000 Short Full Name bwa Balance white auto ccf Calibrate User FPN cls Camera Link Speed clm Camera Link Mode cms Color matrix Calibrate Flatfield Color Transformation Value Flat Field Mode Flat Field Reverse Set Camera Configuration Help Reset Camera Region of Interest Reset Pixel Coefficients Set AOI Count Last AOI Set Set AOI Mode Set Baud Rate Scan Direction Exposure Mode Exposure Time irroring Mode Pixel Format Set Spatial Alignment Offset Internal Line Rate Gain four lines rigger Mode est Pattern Default User Set Load User Set Save User Set Temperature Input Voltage Displayed Value and Description o value returned o value returned 85MHz or 1 66 MHz Base 1 Med 2 Full 3 Deca Factoryl 1 Factory2 2 Userl 3 User2 No value returned 12 lines floating point values Gain 00 Gain 01 Gain 02 Gain 10 Gain 11 Gain 12 Gain 20 Gain 21 Gain 22 Offset 1 Offset 2 Offset 3 Ov Off i2 On 3 controlled Set number 0 8 No value returned No value returned No value returned Start pixel and No value returned Number of AOI s 1 4 AOI 1 Offset AOI 1 Width AOI 2 Off
99. requires a Px8 frame grabber to achieve these baud rates Number of bits per character used in the Data Size 8 serial port Parity of the serial port Parity None Number of stop bits per character used Number of Stop 1 in the serial port Bits 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 53 Use the Pixel Format feature found in the Image Format Control set to select the format of the pixel to use during image acquisition Image Format Control Parameter Description Pixel Format RGB8 RGB10 RGB12 Camera Direction Control Found in the I O Control gt Direction Control set of features Direction Control Parameter Description Sensor Scan Direction This command lets you select the Internal or external direction control Use this feature to accommodate object direction change on a web and to mount the camera upside down Scan Direction Read the current direction Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring Mode Set the tap readout from left to right or from right to left This feature is especially usefulif you want to mount the camera upside down Image Format Control Parameter Description ReverseX Off All pixels are read out from left to right On All pixels are read out from right to left Resetting the Camera The feature Camera Reset part of the Transport Layer set resets the camera The came
100. s You can then proceed to enter TLC commands as required e Enter h at any time to get the list of commands from the camera e Enter the gcp command at any time to get the current setup conditions of the camera Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 106 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 3 Setting Up Your Optical Configuration Typically the first thing you wantto do is to evaluate the camera s image quality under operating conditions similar to those that you are likely to use in your application In order to do this take the following steps The illumination lens magnification and focus should be set up as per you application Getting the magnification right is best accomplished by setting the object to sensor distance Use the formula lens focal length x 2 I magnification magnification to calculate this distance Magnification equals the sensor pixel size 10 56 um your object pixel size in um The approximate location of the sensor position is at the first groove in the side of the case back from the front face 4 Camera Timing amp Control It is easiest and quickest to evaluate the camera using the internal timing setups for line rate and exposure time Since we recommend starting with Camera Link medium mode set a suitable line rate less than 40 KHz using the ssf command If this line rate is too slow for your application you will get a compressed image in the scan direction
101. s Serial Port File Access Control 16 18 13 Xcelera CL_PX4_1 amp of Segment per Line TAPS value was changed from 1 to 2 16 18 13 Xcelera CL PX4 1 Cameralink Configuration value was changed from Base to Medium 16 18 13 Xcelera CL PX4 1 TAPS Geometry value was changed from Raster or multiple Taps Separate to 2 Taps Interleaved 16 18 13 Xcelera CL PX4 1 Camera Sensor Geometry Setting value was changed from One Tap Left to Right to Two Taps Interleaved Snap button was clicked 4 m Outpt Messages Video status Pixel Clock Present Line Valid Present Figure 17 CamExpert GUI showing connected camera The CamExpert application uses panes to simplify choosing and configuring camera files or acquisition 0 arameters for the installed device Device Selector pane View and select from any installed Sapera acquisition device Once a device is selected CamExpert will only present acquisition parameters applicable to that device Optionally select a camera file included with the Sapera installation or saved by the user Parameters pane Allows viewing or changing all acquisition parameters supported by the acquisition device CamExpert displays parameters only if those parameters are supported by the installed device This avoids confusion by eliminating parameter choices when they do not apply to the hardware in use Dis
102. sest to the sensor s right edge In order to set up an AOI for the camera 1 The AOI mode must first be in the off position 2 Usethe AOI Count to select the total number of AOIs desired to a max of 4 3 set up each AOI individual use the AOI Selector to point to the AOI to be setup 4 AOI Offset X is used indicate the starting pixel of the AOI 5 AOI Width is used to indicate the width of the AOI Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Board Test Pattern Color Ramp Basic Timing Line Mirroring Off rer ae Pixel Format RGB8 1 Must be off to Color 2 Set up the number of External Trigger set up the AOI N AOI desired to max of 4 None Width 4096 El Camera WidthMax 4096 Camera Informa Camera Control Digital IO Control Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control 03 032 20217 00 Less 1 4 Select beginning of Off selected area AOI Selector 1 EM AOI Offset X 1 5 Set up width of Image Format selected area AOI Width 2048 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 77 In order to initiate operation of the AOI once setup 1 The AOI mode must be changed to Active 2 Besure to set the frame grabber image width to the sum of all AOI widths set up in the camera x Category Parameter Value E Board Test Pattern Color Ra E NY Once all AOI are set Basic Timing Line Mirroring Off up change to active
103. set AOI 2 Width Scan direction nd pixel numbers Disabled 1 value returned Enabled External CC3 control Reverse External Internal 1 Forward 1 Internal 1 Enabled 1 Disabled 1 RGB10 2 RGB12 512 to 511 12 bit DN Hz 0 System 1 Red 2 floating point numbers 0 Internal 1 External 0 sensor video 1 mono ramp 2 color ramp Set number 0 8 Last set loaded 0 8 Last set saved 0 8 o value returned o value returned Green 3 Blue Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 97 Full Name Mnemonic Amuments Display list of three letter commands Notes USER gt h P4 03 081 20294 92 Command Line Interpreter Oct 18 2013 10 49 07 bwa Balance white auto ccf Calibrate User FPN lt 2048 gt cls Camera Link Speed lt 0 85MHz 1 66MHz gt cim Camera Link Mode 0 Base 1 Med 2 Full 3 Deca 4 Dual Base cms Color matrix selector device 0 Factory 1 User gt Selector 1 2 cpa Calibrate Flatfield 0 basic 1 filter gt lt 2048 gt lt DN target ctv Color transformation value 0 Gain00 1 Gain01 2 Gain02 3 Gainl0 8 Gain22 9 Offsetl 10 Offset2 11 Offset3 f lt value gt disable ESC key 0 1 ffm Flat Field Mode 0 Off 1 0n 2 Initialiaze 3 Scan direction controlled gt frs Set Flatfield Scan Direction Reverse Set set 1 8 gcp Display Camera Configuration ge
104. sign Responsivity The responsivity graph illustrates the sensor s response to different wavelengths of light excluding lens and light source characteristics 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 11 4 2K Quad NIR Spectral Responsivity 12Bit _ susu o Q _ EINEN WEE A N E o i 2 a gt m c o o a w Q N e HG e 1000 1100 Wavelength rum Figure 1 Spectral Responsivity NIR Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 12 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 1200 P4 2K Quad Linear Color Spectral Responsivity No White Balance 12 bit gain 1x 1000 800 Red 600 Green Blue Mono Spectral Responsivity DN nJ cm 2 400 200 350 450 550 650 750 850 950 Wavelength nm Figure 2 Spectral Responsivity Mono 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 13 8096 7096 vs Wavelength 2K Quad 6096 5096 40 40 Red Green 30 Blue Mono 2096 10 0 350 450 550 650 750 850 950 1050 Wavelength nm Figure 3 QE Vs Wavelengh Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 M Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera Use
105. sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssesssssssssssssessssssesessessessseseesesessesessssst Migger Modes DR n YG Exposure A Exposure Modes in Detail sssssssssssssssccsssssssssssssssesssssesesssssssssssssssssssseecessssssssssssnsesssseeseessssssssssssssscesseeseesssssssssssassecees Color Exposure Time Guidelines ssssssssssssssssccssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeceesssssssssssssecssseeseesssssssssssssecees 50 Seb Lime R 50 Sel Exposure m 5 Control Gain and Black Level 5 Seb Mma et S126 ncn 52 Set Baud Rate Pixel Formal EE Camera Direction Control ccccccccccsscsscssscssssccsscsccsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssscccccccccsccccecccccccccsscscesclsseese 53 Pixel Readout Direction Mirroring 53 Resetting the Camera scccccccsssssssssssssssssssesccsssssssssssssssscsescesessssssssssssssssseseeceesssssssssssssscseseeseessessssssssssecseseesesssssssssssnssecess 53 Calibrating he a 54 Camera Information Category sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssessssssssesessessssseesesensenseseseset Camera Information Feature Descriptions nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncen Camera Configuration Selection Dialog Camera Pow
106. suit the cameras optimum setup for a balanced white output and the correction coefficient will be enabled The system gain will remain as originally set The coefficient and gain parameters timing and control configuration etc can be stored in any one of eight Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 56 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual user sets and automatically retrieved at power up or by user selection If a color correction matrix is desired the user can download and save a color correction file derived from the process described above Note For the color correction to be effective the camera should have a white balanced output when color correction is off CamExpert has a default timeout of 20 seconds per command which is too short for the FFC calibration to run fully You can change the default timeout by setting a command line argument in the short cut 2 e Right click on the short cut in the start menu and select properties e Add timeout 60 to increase the command timeout to 60 seconds See below Note that you must include a character space between the closing quotation mark in the target and the hyphen before the timeout value e Repeat for desktop short cut CamExpert Properties General Shortcut Compatibilty Security aD ss Target type Application Target location CamExpert Target Sapera Cam xpert Cam xpert exe Figure 24 Setting the camera s timeout value 1 Flat Field This
107. sure Time Color Selector Bue M Transport Layer Exposure Time 51 Acquisition and Transfer Cont Measured Exposure Time 50 993 Serial Port Refresh Measured Exposure Time Press bie Across Conil Direction Source Internal Internal Direction Forward Offset 0 Gain Selector SystemGain Gain 1 Color Transformation Matrix Selector NoCorrectionFactorySet Color Transformation Value Selector Gain00 Color Transformation Value 1 Line Spatial Correction 3 lt lt Less More gt gt The cameras feature Independent exposure control This feature allows the user to set a different exposure times for each color The screenshot above shows the blue color selected Green and red are selected from the same drop down box Adjust the independent exposure control using either the GUIor the 3 letter commands CamExpert GUI In the Camera Control Set Parameter Value Exposure Time Color Selector Red Green Blue Mono Lo NN NNNM Three Letter Commands In the Camera Control Set scl Select Exposure Time Color Selector Select 0 ALL 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Mono set Set Exposure Time Executes the command Note that the red and green exposure times must be set at least 1 usec shorter than the blue exposure time Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 68 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual The above restriction should not to be an issue for most applications as commercial light sources generally output less power a
108. t Get value string h Help lpc Load Pixel Coefficients set 0 8 rc Reset Camera roi Set Flatfield ROI 1st pixel last pixel rpc Reset Flatfield Coefficients Sac Set AOI Count value 1 4 sad Set AOI Selector Offset and Width selector 1 AOI Count 1st pixel width gt 40 sam Set AOI Mode lt l enable O0 disable sbr Set Baud Rate lt 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 230400 460800 921600 gt Scd Direction 0 Fwd 1 Rev 2 Ext gt Scl Select Exposure Time Color Selector lt 0 All 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Mono sem Exposure Mode 0 Int 1 Ext gt set Set Exposure Time ns See manual for restrictions on integration time smm Mirroring 0 Off 1 0n spf Pixel Format 0 RGB8 2 RGB12 3 BGR8 5 BGR12 6 RGB8 mono8 7 BGR8 mono8 8 RGB124mono12 9 BGR12 monol2 gt ssa Set Line Delay f 0 6 ssb Offset DN ssf Internal Line Rate lt Hz gt sha Set horizontal alignment in float lt 0 1 Green gt f lt value 0 3 shm Set horizontal alignment mode lt 0 Off 1 Active gt ssg Gain lt 0 System 1 Red 2 Green 3 Blue 4 Mono gt f lt gain gt stm External Trigger 0 0ff 1 On gt sui Set User ID lt string gt svm Test Pattern 0 2 usd Default User Set 0 8 usl Load User Set 0 8 uss Save User Set 1 8 vt Temperature VV Input Voltage USI Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 98 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Full Name Load Pixel Coefficients Argument s Set selector 0
109. t the blue end of the spectrum If the Exposure Time Color Selector is set to All then this criteria is automatically met Further note that the order in which the exposure time color selector values are entered is important When entering the exposure times using either the GenICam interface or the three letter command interface checks are performed on the entered exposure times If a blue integration time is entered that is shorter than the green or red integration time then an error condition will be indicated and the value will not be accepted by the camera The same is true if a red or green integration time is entered that is not smaller by 1 usec than the blue integration time Be aware that the above checking is performed on the value being entered against the values the camera currently has set and therefore that the order that the values are entered is important For example if the revised blue value is less than the current blue value enter the green and red values first If the new blue value is greater than the current blue value enter the blue value first 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 69 Digital 1 0 Control Feature Descriptions The Digital I O control category as organized by CamExpert groups together the sensor specific parameters This group includes the controls for line rate exposure time scan direction and gain Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to
110. t with a F for example ssg 0 f1 5 e Error codes returned the same as the GenICam interface see Diagnostics Error Codes e Follow each command with the carriage return character OxOD Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 92 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Full Name Balance White Auto LL Perform automatic white balance Notes e Gain each color such that the average of each is at the same level as the average of the most responsive Full Name Calibrate User FPN Argument s of lines to average e 2048 Calibrate user FPN dark flat field coefficients Camera Link Speed Mnemonie Argument s UI 85 MHz 66 MHz Camera Link clock frequency Full Name Camera Link Mode CIM _ Argument s Mode Base Medium Full Deca Dual Base Camera Link Mode Full Name Color Matrix Selector Mnemonic Argument s Device Factory User of lines to average x or 1 when factory selected above then 2 White LED 3 No correction unity matrix Color matrix selector 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 93 Full Name Calibrate Flatfield Argument s Algorithm 0 Basic 1l Low pass filter of lines to average e 2048 0 to 255 Calibrate user PRNU flat field coefficients Notes e Coefficients are saved and loaded with user set e g USS USL e Basic algorithm flattens each color and then uses
111. tailed information on Camera Link please refer to the Camera Link Road Map available from the Knowledge Center on the Teledyne DALSA Web site 13 Figure 13 SDR26 Camera Link Connector Data 2 Control Data 1 Camera Right Angle Channel Link Camera Right Angle Channel Link Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Frame Grabber Signal Connector Connector 1 1 inner shield 1 1 inner shield 14 14 inner shield 14 14 inner shield 2 25 2 25 X0 15 12 YO 15 12 X04 3 24 YI 3 24 XI 16 11 1 16 11 XI 4 23 Y2 4 23 X2 17 10 Y2 17 10 X2 5 22 Yclk 5 22 Xclk 18 9 Yclk 18 9 Xclk 6 21 Y3 6 21 X3 19 8 Y3 19 8 X3 7 20 100 ohm 7 20 SerTC 20 7 terminated 20 7 SerTC 8 19 Z0 8 19 SerTFG 21 6 Z0 21 6 SerTFG 9 18 71 9 18 1 22 5 71 22 5 1 10 17 72 10 17 2 23 4 72 23 4 2 11 16 Zclk 11 16 CC3 24 3 Zclk 24 3 CC3 12 15 Z3 12 15 CC4 25 2 Z3 25 2 CC4 13 13 Inner shield 13 13 Inner shield 26 26 Inner shield 26 26 Inner shield Note Exterior Overshield is connected to the shells of the connectors on both ends Unused pairs should be terminated in 100 ohms at both ends of the cable Inner shield is connected to signal ground inside camera Signal Configuration CCI EXSYNC CC2 Spare Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 26 Piranha4 RGB
112. target of flat fielding control Beginner Available in P4 CC 02KO7N 01 R model only Selection between two different 1 00 flat field algorithms Beginner Direct calculation of coefficients DFNC based on average line values and target First each color is flat fielded to its peak value and then the color gains are used to achieve the target A low pass filter is first applied to the average line values before calculating the coefficients Use this algorithm if the calibration target is not uniformly white or it is not possible to defocus the image Because of the low pass filter this algorithm is not able to correct pixel to pixel variations and so it is preferable to use the Basic algorithm Set a value between Oand 255to 1 00 which the flat field algorithm Beginner will taget the image to DFNC Sets the number of lines to be 1 00 averaged during a flat field Beginner calibration DFNC Set the starting point of a region 1 00 of interest where a flat field Beginner calibration will be performed DFNC 03 032 20217 00 72 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual ROI Width flatfield CalibrationROIWidth Sets the width of the region on 1 00 interest where a flat field Beginner calibration will be performed DFNC Calibrate FPN flatfield Calibration FPN Initiates the FPN calibration 1 00 process Beginner DFNC Calibrate PRNU flatfield CalibrationPRNU Initiates the PRNU or Flatfield 1 00 pr
113. ther with flatfieldCalibrationROIWidth specifies the range of pixels to be calibrated Pixel coefficients outside this range are not changed It is possible to calibrate different regions sequentially flatfield Calibration ROIWidth flatfield CalibrationFPN Save average line of flatfield CalibrationSampleSize rows This is the first user correction applied it is subtracted from each line This feature may not be of use to many users as the camera already subtracts true dark current but it may be useful for some to provide a per pixel offset correction Range 0 to 31 DN 8 bit Default value is 0 DN for each pixel flatfield CalibrationPRNU Use flatfieldCorrectionAlgorithm to calculate the per pixel gain to achieve the specified target output Max 15 9998x Default 1x 2 Contrast Enhancement The offset and gain features can be used to maximize the use of the output dynamic range Typical use is to subtract the minimum pixel value expected and then gain up to the maximum pixel value to approach full scale This process may be useful for applications that process the RGB colors individually Offset 1 Single value added to each pixel 2 Range 32to 31 DN 3 Positive values may be used to measure dark noise Gain 1 Floating point digital multiplier applied to each pixel 2 Range 1x to 10x Note An application note describing a color transformation matrix calibration document 03 032 20181 is
114. tion elect the user defined configuration serSet 4 as the Power up Configuration elect the user defined configuration serSet 5 as the Power up Configuration Select the user defined configuration UserSet 6as the Power up Configuration Select the user defined configuration UserSet 7 as the Power up Configuration Select the user defined configuration UserSet 8 as the Power up Configuration i Selects the camera configuration set to load 1 00 feature settings from or save current feature Beginner settings to The Factory set contains default camera feature settings RW Select the default camera feature settings saved by the factory Select the User defined Configuration space 1 to save to or load from features ettings previously saved by the user elect the User defined Configuration space JserSet2 to save to or load from features ettings previously saved by the user elect the User defined Configuration space JserSet3 to save to or load from features ettings previously saved by the user elect the User defined Configuration space serSet4 to save to or load from features ettings previously saved by the user elect the User defined Configuration space serSet5 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration space UserSet6 to save to or load from features settings previously saved by the user Select the User defined Configuration s
115. tores the last saved user settings when it powers up To restore the last saved user settings select the User Set parameter you want to restore and then select the User Set Load parameter Teledyne DALSA 03 032 20217 00 46 Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual Factory Settings The factory setting is the camera settings that were shipped with the camera and which loaded during the camera s first power up To load or restore the original factory settings at any time select the Factory Setting parameter and then select the User Set Load parameter Note By default the user settings are set to the factory settings Default Setting Either the Factory or one of the User settings can be used as the Default Setting by selecting the set in the User Set Default Selector The chosen set automatically becomes the default setting and is the set loaded when the camera is reset of powered up Camera Link Configuration Nme Te Ss tee ume e o o O E Set Pixel Format number of bits per pixel Trigger Modes The camera s image exposures are initiated by a trigger event The trigger event is either a programmable internal signal used in free running mode an external input used for synchronizing exposures to external triggers or a programmed function call message by the controlling computer These triggering modes are described below e Internal trigger trigger disabled The camera free runn
116. ual Flat Field Category The Flat Field controls as shown by CamExpert group parameters used to configure camera pixel format and image cropping Additionally a feature control to select and output an internal test image simplifies the process of setting up a camera without a lens Parameters in gray are read only either always or due to another parameter being disabled Parameters in black are user set in CamExpert or programmable via an imaging application Features listed in the description table but tagged as Invisible are usually for Teledyne DALSA or third party software usage not typically needed by end user applications Parameters x Category Parameter Value E Board Mode On Basic Timing Scan Direction Reverse Set Not Enabled Calibration Algorithm Basic Calibration Target 150 External Trigger Calibration Sample Size 2048 Image Buffer and ROI ROI Offset X 1 E Camera Cameralink 1 ROI Width 4080 Camera Information Calibrate FPN Press Camera Control Calibrate PRNU Press Digital IO Control Calibrate PRNU Status Good Flat Field Balance White Auto Press Image Format Transport Layer Acquisition and Transfer Control Serial Port File Access Control The following table describes these parameters along with their view attribute and minimum camera firmware version required Additionally the firmware column will indicate which parameter is a member of the DALSA Features Naming Convention DFNC
117. ustrated in Figure 19 Relationship between the Camera Settings 03 032 20217 00 Teledyne DALSA Piranha4 RGB NIR Mono Camera User s Manual 45 1 Select Default Set gt Saves Automatically Factory Settings User Settings 1 Select User Set Je 2 User Set Load 1 Select Factory Set 2 User Set Load 1 Select User Set Current Session 2 User Set Save Figure 19 Relationship between the Camera Settings Active Settings for Current Session The active setting for the current session is the set of configurations that are operating while the camera is currently running including all unsaved changes you have made to the settings before saving them These active settings are stored in the camera s volatile memory and will be lost and cannot be restored if the camera resets or if the camera is powered down or loses power To save these settings for reuse the next time you power up or reset the camera or to protect against losing them in the case of power loss you must save the current settings using the User Set Save parameter Once saved the current settings become the selected User Set User Setting The user setting is the saved set of camera configurations that you can customize resave and restore By default the user settings are shipped with the same settings as the factory set The command User Set Save saves the current settings to non volatile memory as a User Set The camera automatically res

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